Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics
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The Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester
, England
.
In 1870 Samuel Fielden, a wealthy mill owner from Todmorden
, donated £150 to Owens College (as the Victoria University of Manchester
was then called) for the teaching of evening classes and a further £3000 for the development of natural sciences at the college. From 1877 this supported the Fielden Lecturer , subsequently to become the Fielden Reader with the appointment of L. J. Mordell in 1922 and then Fielden Professor in 1923. Alex Wilkie
FRS was appointed to the post in 2007. Previous holders of the Fielden Chair (and lectureship) are:
The other endowed chairs in mathematics at the University of Manchester
are the Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
and the Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics
.
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester
The School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester is one of the largest mathematics departments in the United Kingdom, with around 80 academic staff and an undergraduate intake of roughly 400 a year and another 200 postgraduate students...
, England
England
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In 1870 Samuel Fielden, a wealthy mill owner from Todmorden
Todmorden
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
, donated £150 to Owens College (as the Victoria University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
The Victoria University of Manchester was a university in Manchester, England. On 1 October 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new entity, "The University of Manchester".-1851 - 1951:The University was founded in 1851 as Owens College,...
was then called) for the teaching of evening classes and a further £3000 for the development of natural sciences at the college. From 1877 this supported the Fielden Lecturer , subsequently to become the Fielden Reader with the appointment of L. J. Mordell in 1922 and then Fielden Professor in 1923. Alex Wilkie
Alex Wilkie
Alex Wilkie FRS is a British mathematician known for his contributions to Model theory and logic. Previously Reader in Mathematical Logic at the University of Oxford, he was appointed to the Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics at the University of Manchester in 2007.Wilkie attended Aylesbury...
FRS was appointed to the post in 2007. Previous holders of the Fielden Chair (and lectureship) are:
- A. T. Bentley (1876–1880) Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
- J. E. A. Steggall (1880–1883) Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
- R. F. Gwyther (1883–1907) Lecturer in Mathematics
- F. T. Swanwick (1907–1912) Lecturer in Mathematics
- H. R. Hasse (1912–1918) Lecturer in Mathematics
- George Henry LivensGeorge Henry LivensGeorge Henry Livens was a British mathematician best known for his work on electromagnetics, elasticity and thermodynamics.He graduated from Cambridge University in 1910 and was awarded the Smith Prize in 1911 for an essay entitled "The influence on density on the position of the emission and...
(1920–1922) Lecturer in Mathematics - Louis MordellLouis MordellLouis Joel Mordell was a British mathematician, known for pioneering research in number theory. He was born in Philadelphia, USA, in a Jewish family of Lithuanian extraction...
(1923–1945) - Max NewmanMax NewmanMaxwell Herman Alexander "Max" Newman, FRS was a British mathematician and codebreaker.-Pre–World War II:Max Newman was born Maxwell Neumann in Chelsea, London, England, on 7 February 1897...
(1945–1964) - Frank AdamsFrank AdamsJohn Frank Adams FRS was a British mathematician, one of the founders of homotopy theory.-Life:He was born in Woolwich, a suburb in south-east London. He began research as a student of Abram Besicovitch, but soon switched to algebraic topology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of...
(1964–1971) - Ian G. MacdonaldIan G. MacdonaldIan Grant Macdonald is a British mathematician known for his contributions to symmetric functions, special functions, Lie algebra theory and other aspects of algebraic combinatorics ....
(1972–1976) - Norman Blackburn (1978–1994)
- Mark PollicottMark PollicottMark Pollicott is a British mathematician known for his contributions to ergodic theory and dynamical systems. He has a particular interest in applications to other areas of mathematics, including geometry, number theory and analysis....
(1996–2004) - Alex WilkieAlex WilkieAlex Wilkie FRS is a British mathematician known for his contributions to Model theory and logic. Previously Reader in Mathematical Logic at the University of Oxford, he was appointed to the Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics at the University of Manchester in 2007.Wilkie attended Aylesbury...
(2007-)
The other endowed chairs in mathematics at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
are the Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
The Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. The endowment came from the engineer Charles Frederick Beyer, a generous supporter of the University....
and the Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics
Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics
The Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. The chair was founded by an endowment of £3,600 from one John Richardson, in 1890. The endowment was originally used to support the Richardson...
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