Sir Michael Francis Atiyah (1929 to 2019) was a British-Lebanese mathematician who specialized in geometry. His contributions include the Atiyah-Singer index theorem and co-founding topological K-theory, work honored with the Fields Medal in 1966 and the Abel Prize in 2004.
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Death PlaceEdinburgh, United Kingdom 1 Notable Work Notable Work Notable WorkAtiyah conjecture on configurations 1 Notable WorkAtiyah-Bott fixed-point theorem 1 Notable Work Notable WorkAtiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence 1 Notable Work Notable WorkAtiyah-Hitchin-Singer theorem 1 Notable Work Notable WorkAtiyah-Jones conjecture 1 Notable WorkAtiyah-Segal completion theorem 1 Notable WorkAtiyah-Singer index theorem 1 BirthplaceHampstead, United Kingdom 1 Field
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His contributions include the Atiyah-Singer index theorem and co-founding topological K-theory.
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Infobox workplaces: University of Oxford Institute for Advanced Study University of Leicester University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge
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Sir Michael Francis Atiyah (; 22 April 1929-11 January 2019) was a British-Lebanese mathematician specialising in geometry.
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