Background
Lyons, Terence John was born on May 4, 1953 in London. Son of Peter John and Christobel Valerie (Hardie) Lyons.
Lyons, Terence John was born on May 4, 1953 in London. Son of Peter John and Christobel Valerie (Hardie) Lyons.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1981.
Junior research fellow Jesus College University Oxford, United Kingdom, 1979-1981. Lecturer in mathematics Imperial College, London, 1981-1985, professor mathematics, 1993-2000. Professor, chair math department University Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1985-1993, honorary professor mathematics United Kingdom, since 1993.
Senior research fellow Science and Engineering Research Council, 1993-1998. Wallis professor mathematics University Oxford, since 2000. Hedrick visiting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1981-1982, Fulbright visiting scholar, 1981-1982.
Visiting professor University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1990.
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Society Arts, Institute Maths and its Applications. Member London Mathematics Society (Junior Whitehead prize 1986), Edinburgh Mathematics Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics.
Married Barbara Christina Epsom, August 30, 1975. Children: Barnaby, Josephine.