Peter Swinnerton-Dyer

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:G._H._Hardy
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-04-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2022-09-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:field Mathematics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Mathematics
Number theory
Modular forms
Elliptic curves
L-functions
Algebraic_geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:Andrew_Wiles
gptkb:Nick_Katz
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Atiyah
gptkb:John_Horton_Conway
gptkb:John_Tate
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to the theory of modular forms
Contributions to the theory of L-functions
Contributions to the theory of elliptic curves
Mathematical research on elliptic curves and their applications.
Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecture
Contributions_to_the_Birch_and_Swinnerton-Dyer_conjecture
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Andrew_Wiles
gptkbp:occupation Mathematician
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:researchFocus Number theory
Elliptic curves
Algebraic_geometry
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Swinnerton-Dyer