Victor Flynn
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Eugene Victor Flynn is a British
mathematician
, currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
.
He first studied at the University of Otago
. He took a PhD
at Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1989, supervised by J. W. S. Cassels
. He then spent a year as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan
, returning to Cambridge as a Research Fellow at Robinson College
from 1990 to 1994, when he moved to the University of Liverpool
. From 2001 he headed the Pure Mathematics division there. In 2005 he left Liverpool to move to the University of Oxford
; he took up a Fellowship at New College
in October 2005 and was appointed a university Professor of Mathematics in October 2006.
His fields of specialisation are the arithmetic of elliptic curves and algebraic geometry
.
United Kingdom
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
He first studied at the University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
. He took a PhD
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at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
in 1989, supervised by J. W. S. Cassels
J. W. S. Cassels
John William Scott Cassels , FRS is a leading English mathematician.-Biography:Educated at Neville's Cross Council School in Durham and George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Cassels graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MA in 1943.His academic career was interrupted in World War II...
. He then spent a year as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, returning to Cambridge as a Research Fellow at Robinson College
Robinson College, Cambridge
Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.Robinson is the newest of the Cambridge colleges, and is unique in being the only one to have been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of either sex.- History :The college was founded...
from 1990 to 1994, when he moved to the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
. From 2001 he headed the Pure Mathematics division there. In 2005 he left Liverpool to move to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
; he took up a Fellowship at New College
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
in October 2005 and was appointed a university Professor of Mathematics in October 2006.
His fields of specialisation are the arithmetic of elliptic curves and algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
.