Elmer Rees
Elmer Gethin Rees | |
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| Born | 19 November 1941 Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Died | 4 October 2019 Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Warwick |
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| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | St Catherine's College, Oxford University of Edinburgh Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research |
| Doctoral advisor | David B. A. Epstein |
Elmer Gethin Rees,
Biography
Rees was born in
Rees's career had taken him to University of Hull, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, Swansea University and St Catherine's College, Oxford, before becoming a professor at the University of Edinburgh in 1979, where he remained until retiring from the post in 2005.
He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1982. One of his most notable legacies was the establishment of the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences.
Rees was appointed
While at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, he supervised at least 15 PhD students,[4][5] including Anthony Bahri, John D. S. Jones, Gregory Lupton, Jacob Mostovoy, Simon Willerton and Richard Hepworth.
Footnotes
- ^ "London Mathematical Society announcement".
- ^ "Elmer G. Rees – Funeral notice".
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 24.
- ^ Elmer Rees at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ PhD thesis of Richard Hepworth
External links and references
- Elmer Rees at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Senatus Academicus, University of Edinburgh. "Special Minute - Professor Elmer Gethin Rees MA PhD FRSE". Retrieved 2006-10-21.
- University of Edinburgh Honorary Degree (24 June 2008)
- Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research
- Elmer Rees 70th birthday conference
- 70th birthday conference poster
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