Nigel Boston
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Nigel Boston | |
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Born | July 20, 1961 |
Died | March 31, 2024 | (aged 62)
Nationality | British, American |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Cambridge |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Thesis | Deformation Theory of Galois Representations (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Barry Mazur |
Doctoral students | Judy L. Walker |
Nigel Boston (July 20, 1961 – March 31, 2024) was a British-American mathematician, who made notable contributions to algebraic number theory, group theory, and arithmetic geometry.
Biography
Boston attended Harvard University, earning his doctorate in 1987, under supervision of Barry Mazur.[1] He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[2]
Boston died on March 31, 2024, at the age of 62.[3]
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae – Nigel Boston" (PDF). www.math.wisc.edu. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Nigel Boston". math.wisc.edu. Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Madison. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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