Bryan John Birch
British mathematician (born 1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bryan John Birch FRS (born 25 September 1931) is a British mathematician. His name has been given to the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture.
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Bryan John Birch | |
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Born | (1931-09-25) 25 September 1931 (age 92) Burton-upon-Trent, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture Birch–Tate conjecture Birch's theorem Heegner point Modular symbol |
Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1993) De Morgan Medal (2007) Sylvester Medal (2020) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Doctoral advisor | J. W. S. Cassels |
Doctoral students | Kaye Stacey |
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