Atiyah biography
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Atiyah biography
Michael Atiyah
Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS FRSE FMedSci FAA FREng | |
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Michael Atiyah in 2007 | |
| Born | Michael Francis Atiyah (1929-04-22)22 April 1929 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 11 January 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 89) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Atiyah–Singer index theorem Atiyah–Segal completion theorem |
| Awards | |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Some Applications of Topological Methods in Algebraic Geometry (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | W.
V. D. Hodge |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Edward Witten |
Sir Michael Francis AtiyahOM FRS FRSE FMedSci FAA FREng[2] (; 22 April 1929 – 11 January 2019) was an English mathematician specialising in geometry.[3] He won the Fields Medal in 1966 and the Abel Prize in 2004.
He was president of the Royal Socie