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Michael Atiyah

Mathematics

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.

Facts
Birth Year
1929 1
Death Date
2019-01-11 1
Death Year
2019 1
Death Place
Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Notable Work
Atiyah algebroid 1
Notable Work
Atiyah conjecture 1
Notable Work
Atiyah conjecture on configurations 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Bott fixed-point theorem 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Bott formula 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Hitchin space 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer theorem 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Jänich theorem 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Jones conjecture 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Segal completion theorem 1
Notable Work
Atiyah-Singer index theorem 1
Birthplace
Hampstead, United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Michael Atiyah (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2019-01-11T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2019-01-11T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Q23436
  • P19 (place of birth): Hampstead, United Kingdom
    Q25610
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Singer index theorem
    Q755991
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah algebroid
    Q4815874
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence
    Q17004665
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Segal completion theorem
    Q4815879
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Hitchin-Singer theorem
    Q4815876
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Bott fixed-point theorem
    Q755986
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Bott formula
    Q19294562
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Hitchin space
    Q67080142
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Jänich theorem
    Q20851062
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah conjecture on configurations
    Q4815875
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah-Jones conjecture
    Q4815878
  • P800 (notable work): Atiyah conjecture
    Q4815873
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