Kenneth Falconer (mathematician)
Kenneth Falconer FRSE | |
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Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Kingston Grammar School, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
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Awards | FRSE (1998) Bristol University |
Thesis | Properties of Convex Sets and Functions Determined by Sectional Integrals (1979) |
Doctoral advisor | Hallard Croft |
Kenneth John Falconer
Research
Falconer is known for his work on the mathematics of
Education and career
Falconer was educated at
He was a research fellow at
Honours and awards
Falconer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1998.
In 2020, he was awarded the Shephard Prize of the London Mathematical Society.[4]
Falconer was appointed
Personal life
Falconer was born 25 January 1952 at Bearsted Memorial Maternity Hospital outside Hampton Court Palace.[1]
His recreational interests include long-distance walking and hill walking. He was chair of the Long Distance Walkers Association from 2000 to 2003 and editor of their journal Strider from 1987 to 1992 and 2007–12.[6] In 2021, he was appointed a Vice President of the LDWA.[1][7] He has twice climbed all the Munros as well as all the Corbetts.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Kenneth Falconer's homepage at St Andrews University".
- ^ "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual: Regius Chair of Mathematics". The Gazette. 22 December 2017.
- ^ Kenneth Falconer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "LMS Prize Winners 2020". London Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N10.
- ^ "40th Anniversary issue". Strider. Long Distance Walkers Association. September 2012.
- ^ "The Long Distance Walkers Association on Twitter". Retrieved 2 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Scottish Mountaineering Club, Munro Compleatists".
Selected publications
- Falconer, Kenneth (1985). The Geometry of Fractal Sets. Cambridge University Press.
- Croft, Hallard; Falconer, Kenneth; Guy, Richard (1991). Unsolved Problems in Geometry. Springer.
- Falconer, Kenneth (1997). Techniques in Fractal Geometry. John Wiley.
- Falconer, Kenneth (2013). Fractals: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
- Falconer, Kenneth (2014). Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.