Nigel Boston

Nigel Boston (July 20, 1961 – March 31, 2024) was a British-American mathematician, who made notable contributions to algebraic number theory, group theory, and arithmetic geometry.

Nigel Boston
Born	(1961-07-20)July 20, 1961
Died	March 31, 2024(2024-03-31) (aged 62)
Nationality	British, American
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Cambridge
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thesis	Deformation Theory of Galois Representations (1987)
Doctoral advisor	Barry Mazur
Doctoral students	Judy L. Walker

Biography

Boston attended Harvard University, earning his doctorate in 1987, under supervision of Barry Mazur.^[1] He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[2]

Boston died on March 31, 2024, at the age of 62.^[3]