have made important contributions to the field. Fields began planning the award in the late 1920s but, due to deteriorating health, never saw the implementation of the medal in his lifetime. He died on August 9, 1932 after a three-month illness; in his will, he left $47,000 for the Fields Medal fund. His plan for the Fields medal was completed by J. L. Synge. Honours Fields was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1907 and of the Royal Society of London in 1913. The Fields Institute at the University of Toronto was named in his honour. References Further reading External links Fields Institute Biography John Charles Fields archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services 1863 births 1932 deaths Canadian mathematicians Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925) Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society Johns Hopkins University alumni People from Hamilton, Ontario Scientists from Ontario University of Toronto alumni University of Toronto faculty