Nicholas Shepherd-Barron
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Nicholas Ian Shepherd-Barron is a British
mathematician
working in algebraic geometry
. He is professor of mathematics at Cambridge University and a Fellow
of Trinity College, Cambridge
.
He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Warwick
in 1981 under the supervision of Miles Reid
. He worked initially in the area of birational geometry
and Mori theory. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006. His work has had a major impact on modern work on classification of higher dimensional varieties.
He is the son of John Shepherd-Barron
, a Scottish
inventor.
United Kingdom
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
working in algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
. He is professor of mathematics at Cambridge University and a Fellow
Fellow
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of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
in 1981 under the supervision of Miles Reid
Miles Reid
Miles Reid is a mathematician who works in algebraic geometry.He studied mathematics at Cambridge University, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1973 under the supervision of Peter Swinnerton-Dyer and Pierre Deligne. He was a research fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge from 1973 to 1978...
. He worked initially in the area of birational geometry
Birational geometry
In mathematics, birational geometry is a part of the subject of algebraic geometry, that deals with the geometry of an algebraic variety that is dependent only on its function field. In the case of dimension two, the birational geometry of algebraic surfaces was largely worked out by the Italian...
and Mori theory. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006. His work has had a major impact on modern work on classification of higher dimensional varieties.
He is the son of John Shepherd-Barron
John Shepherd-Barron
John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, OBE was a Scottish inventor, who pioneered the development of the cash machine, sometimes referred to as the Automated Teller Machine or ATM.-Early life:...
, a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
inventor.