Richard Borcherds

Summary

Richard Borcherds is a human^[1]. Born in Cape Town^[2], he… he was born on November 29, 1959^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Cape Town^[2], Richard Borcherds…
• Richard Borcherds was born on November 29, 1959^[3].
• Richard Borcherds held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Richard Borcherds held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Richard Borcherds's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Richard Borcherds worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Richard Borcherds's field of work was group theory^[9].
• Richard Borcherds's field of work was number theory^[10].
• Richard Borcherds's field of work was geometry^[11].
• Richard Borcherds's field of work was quantum field theory^[12].
• Among Richard Borcherds's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Richard Borcherds's education included a stint at Trinity College^[14].
• Richard Borcherds's education included a stint at King Edward's School^[15].
• Richard Borcherds's doctoral advisor was John Horton Conway^[16].
• Richard Borcherds received the Fields medal^[17].
• Richard Borcherds received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[18].
• Richard Borcherds received the Whitehead Prize^[19].
• Richard Borcherds received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].
• Richard Borcherds was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Richard Borcherds was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Richard Borcherds was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Richard Borcherds was a member of American Mathematical Society^[24].
• Richard Borcherds is recorded as male^[25].
• Richard Borcherds's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Richard Borcherds supervised Daniel Allcock as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Borcherds was born in Cape Town^[2]. He was born on November 29, 1959^[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College^[14], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1546^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and King Edward's School^[15], a day school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1552^[34]. Richard Borcherds's doctoral advisor was John Horton Conway^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include group theory^[9], a branch of mathematics^[35]; number theory^[10], a branch of mathematics^[36]; geometry^[11], a branch of mathematics^[37]; and quantum field theory^[12], a branch of physics^[38]. Richard Borcherds was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[13]. Doctoral students include Daniel Allcock^[27], a mathematician^[39], b. 1969^[40], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[41]; Sankaran Viswanath^[42]; Oliver Davis King^[43]; Peter Michael Niemann^[44]; Alexander Graham Barnard^[45]; and Scott Huai-Lei Carnahan^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Fields medal^[17], a mathematics award^[47], founded in 1936^[48]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[18], a fellowship award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50]; Whitehead Prize^[19], a science award^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 1979^[53]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20], a fellowship award^[54].

Why It Matters

Richard Borcherds ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

He is credited with the discovery of vertex algebra^[57].

FAQs

Where was Richard Borcherds born?

Richard Borcherds was born in Cape Town^[2].

What did Richard Borcherds do for work?

Richard Borcherds worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Richard Borcherds go to school?

Richard Borcherds was educated at Trinity College^[14] and King Edward's School^[15].

What awards did Richard Borcherds receive?

Honors received include Fields medal^[17], Fellow of the Royal Society^[18], Whitehead Prize^[19], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].

What did Richard Borcherds discover?

Richard Borcherds is credited as discoverer of vertex algebra^[57].