Atiyah
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Atiyah is the surname of several notable people including:
The name Atiyah also occurs as a given name and may refer to
- Sir Michael AtiyahMichael AtiyahSir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, FRS, FRSE is a British mathematician working in geometry.Atiyah grew up in Sudan and Egypt but spent most of his academic life in the United Kingdom at Oxford and Cambridge, and in the United States at the Institute for Advanced Study...
, British mathematician, brother of Patrick - Patrick AtiyahPatrick AtiyahPatrick S. Atiyah QC FBA is an English lawyer and academic. He is best known for his work as a common lawyer, particularly in the law of contract and for advocating reformation or abolition of the law of tort. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 1979.-Biography:Atiyah is a son of the...
, English barrister and legal writer, brother of Michael - Edward AtiyahEdward AtiyahEdward Selim Atiyah was a Lebanese author and political activist. He was born in 1903 and died in 1964. He is best known for his 1946 autobiography An Arab Tells His Story, and his 1955 book The Arabs....
, Lebanese born writer, father of Michael and Patrick
The name Atiyah also occurs as a given name and may refer to
- Atiyah Abd Al Rahman, a Libyan purported to be a member of al-Qaeda and related militant groups