Bryan John Birch | |
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 Birch explaining the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture at the University of Cambridge in May 2011 | |
| Born | 25 September 1931 Burton-upon-Trent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture Birch–Tate conjecture Birch's theorem Heegner point Modular symbol |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1993) De Morgan Medal (2007) Sylvester Medal (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | J. W. S. Cassels |
| Doctoral students | Kaye Stacey |
Bryan John Birch FRS (born 25 September 1931) is a British mathematician. His name has been given to the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture.