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'''Martin Robert Bridson''' is a Manx [[mathematician]]. He is
'''Martin Robert Bridson''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] is a Manx [[mathematician]]. He is
the Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics at the [[University of Oxford]] and a Fellow of [[Magdalen College]]. Specializing in geometry, topology and group theory, Bridson
the Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics at the [[University of Oxford]] and a Fellow of [[Magdalen College]]. Specializing in geometry, topology and group theory, Bridson is best known for his work in [[Geometric Group Theory]]. He was an Invited Lecturer at the [[International Congress of Mathematicians]] in 2006.
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is best known for his work in [[Geometric Group Theory]]. He was an Invited Lecturer at the [[International Congress of Mathematicians]] in 2006. In 2014, he became a Fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref>[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society]</ref>


Bridson was educated at [[St Ninian's High School, Douglas]], [[Hertford College, Oxford]], and [[Cornell University]],<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/</ref>
Bridson is a native of the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/31/style/weddings-julie-a-lynch-martin-r-bridson.html</ref> and was educated at [[St Ninian's High School, Douglas]], Isle of Man, [[Hertford College, Oxford]] and [[Cornell University]],<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/</ref>
receiving an MA from Oxford (1986), and an MS (1988) and PhD (1991) from Cornell.<ref>http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/whos-here/fellows-and-lecturers/fellows/bridsonm</ref><ref>http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=24021</ref> He has previously taught at [[Princeton University]], the [[University of Geneva]] and [[Imperial College London]]<ref>http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/bridson/</ref>
receiving an MA from Oxford (1986), and an MS (1988) and PhD (1991) from Cornell.<ref>http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/whos-here/fellows-and-lecturers/fellows/bridsonm</ref><ref>http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=24021</ref> He has previously taught at [[Princeton University]], the [[University of Geneva]] and [[Imperial College London]]<ref>http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/bridson/</ref>



Bridson is a native of the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/31/style/weddings-julie-a-lynch-martin-r-bridson.html</ref>

==Honours and awards==
* In 2016 he was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]].<ref> {{cite web|url= https://royalsociety.org/people/martin-bridson-12847/|title= Martin bridson biography|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 1 May 2016}} </ref>
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* In 2014 he became a Fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]].<ref>[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society]</ref>
* 1999 Whitehead Prize


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Martin R Bridson
Born1964
Douglas, Isle of Man
Alma materPh.D., 1991 Cornell University
AwardsPCMI Clay Scholar
RS Wolfson Research Merit Award
Whitehead Prize (1999)
EPSRC Senior Fellowship
Abel Lecturer
Marker Lecturer
Forder Lecturer
FRS (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsGeometric Group Theory
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
Doctoral advisorKaren Vogtmann
Doctoral studentsOwen Cotton-Barratt, Will Dison, Dawid Kielak, Adam Piggott, Tim Riley, Claas Roever, Michael Tweedale, Ric Wade, Henry Wilton, Daniel Wise

Martin Robert Bridson FRS is a Manx mathematician. He is the Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College. Specializing in geometry, topology and group theory, Bridson is best known for his work in Geometric Group Theory. He was an Invited Lecturer at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2006.

Bridson is a native of the Isle of Man.[1] and was educated at St Ninian's High School, Douglas, Isle of Man, Hertford College, Oxford and Cornell University,[2] receiving an MA from Oxford (1986), and an MS (1988) and PhD (1991) from Cornell.[3][4] He has previously taught at Princeton University, the University of Geneva and Imperial College London[5]


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References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/31/style/weddings-julie-a-lynch-martin-r-bridson.html
  2. ^ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/
  3. ^ http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/whos-here/fellows-and-lecturers/fellows/bridsonm
  4. ^ http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=24021
  5. ^ http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/bridson/
  6. ^ "Martin bridson biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society

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