Terry Wall | |
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Born | Bristol, England | 14 December 1936
Alma mater | Marlborough College Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | L-theory |
Awards | Berwick Prize (1963) Senior Whitehead Prize (1976) Pólya Prize (1988) Sylvester Medal (1988) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Liverpool |
Thesis | Algebraic aspects of cobordism (1959) |
Doctoral advisors | Frank Adams Christopher Zeeman |
Notable students | Michael Boardman Bill Bruce Andrew Casson David Trotman |
Charles Terence Clegg "Terry" Wall (born 14 December 1936) is a British mathematician, educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge. He is an emeritus professor of the University of Liverpool, where he was first appointed professor in 1965. From 1978 to 1980 he was the president of the London Mathematical Society.