Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy | |
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Du Sautoy in 2016 | |
| Born | Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy 26 August 1965 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | King James's Sixth Form College Gillots Comprehensive School |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Known for | The Music of the Primes |
| Spouse |
Shani Ram (m. 1994) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Symmetry Group theory Number theory Public engagement |
| Institutions | All Souls College, Oxford Wadham College, Oxford New College, Oxford Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Thesis | Discrete Groups, Analytic Groups and Poincaré Series (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dan Segal |
| Website | www |
Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (/dʊ ˈsoʊtɔɪ/; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and popular science books. He was previously a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford and served as president of the Mathematical Association, an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) senior media fellow, and a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
In 1996, he was awarded the title of distinction of Professor of Mathematics.