Bill Parry (mathematician)
William Parry | |
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Parry at Oberwolfach in 1968 | |
| Born | 3 July 1934 Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 20 August 2006 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Ergodic theory and dynamical systems |
| Title | Professor of Mathematics Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Spouse |
Benita Teper (m. 1958–2006) |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London University of Liverpool Imperial College London |
| Thesis | Ergodic and mixing transformations (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Yael Dowker |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Birmingham University University of Sussex University of Warwick |
| Doctoral students | Mark Pollicott Mary Rees |
William Parry FRS (3 July 1934 – 20 August 2006) was an English mathematician who worked in dynamical systems, and, in particular, ergodic theory. In particular, he studied subshifts of finite type nilflows.