Background
Atiyah, Michael Francis was born on April 22, 1929 in London, England. Son of Edward Selim and Jean (Levens) Atiyah.
Atiyah, Michael Francis was born on April 22, 1929 in London, England. Son of Edward Selim and Jean (Levens) Atiyah.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bonn, 1968.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Durham, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, Dublin, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1983.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Cambridge University, England, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 2006.
Fellow Trinity College, Cambridge, 1954-1958, 97—, honorary fellow, 1976-1997, master, 1990-1997. Honorary professor school mathematics University Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1997. Lecturer, fellow Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1958-1961, honorary fellow, 1983.
Commonwealth Fund fellow Princeton, 1955-1956, professor Institute Advanced Study, 1969-1972. Reader Oxford University, 1961-1963, Savilian professor geometry, fellow New College, 1963-1969, honorary fellow, 2000. Royal Society research professor, fellow St. Catherine's College, 1973-1990, honorary fellow, 1991.
Director Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematics Sciences, Cambridge, England, 1990-1996. Chancellor Leicester University, 1995-1905. President Pugwash Conferences Science and World Affairs, 1997-1902.
Member board adjudicators, The Shaw Prize (Hong Kong), since 2005, chairman selection committee mathematics sciences, since 2005.
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Fellow Royal Society (president 1990-1995, Royal medal 1969, Copley medal 1988), Royal Society Edinburgh (honorary, president since 2005, Royal medal 2003), Royal Institution (honorary), Royal Academy Engineering (honorary), Academy Medical Sciences (honorary), Faculty Actuaries (honorary), International Mathematics Union (executive co 1966-1974), Mathematics Association (president 1981), London Mathematics Society (president 1975-1977). Member National Academy of Sciences United States of America (foreign), Leopoldina Academy (foreign), American Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign), Swedish Royal Academy (foreign), Academie des Sciences (foreign), Royal Irish Academy (foreign), American Philosophical Society (foreign, Benjamin Franklin medal 1993), Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy (foreign), Chinese Academy of Sciences (honorary professor), Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (foreign), Venezuelan Academy of Sciences, Australian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Royal Norwegian Science Society and Letters, Spanish Royal Academy of Science, Order Andres Bello Venezuela, Order Cedars of Lebanon, Order of Merit Lebanon (first class), Norwegian Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Lily J. Brown, July 30, 1955. Children: John (deceased), David, Robin.