Background
Cohen, Stephen Douglas was born on January 7, 1944 in London. Son of Eli and Olive Mary (McKay) Cohen.
Cohen, Stephen Douglas was born on January 7, 1944 in London. Son of Eli and Olive Mary (McKay) Cohen.
Bachelor of Science, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1969.
Lecturer University Glasgow, 1968-1988, senior lecturer, 1988-1993, reader, 1993—2002, professor number theory, since 2002. Visiting lecturer University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1987. Visiting professor University Limoges, France, 1994.
Reviewer Mathematics Revs., Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1971. Referee Acta Arithmetica, Warsaw, Poland. Research visits/invited speaker at conferences United States, 1991, 93, 94, Portugal, 1992, Russia, 1992, 93, Australia, 1993, France, 1995, Spain, 1996, Turkey, 1996, Poland, 1996, Hong Kong, 1997, Hungary, 2000, France, 2003, China, 2003, Ireland, 2009.
Chairman organizing committee 3d International Conference on Finite Fields and Applications, Glasgow, 1995. Co-editor conference proceedings Finite Fields and Applications, 1996.
Member London Mathematics Society, Edinburgh Mathematics Society, Erdos number 1.
Married Yvonne Joy Roulet, July 25, 1967. Children: Shirley Joy, Brenda Grace.