Martin Bridson

Martin Bridson
FRS
Bridson in 2016
Born (1964-10-22) 22 October 1964 (age 60)[2]
Douglas, Isle of Man
EducationSt Ninian's High School, Douglas
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsGeometric group theory
Institutions
ThesisGeodesics and Curvature in Metric Simplicial Complexes (1991)
Doctoral advisorKaren Vogtmann[1]
Doctoral studentsDaniel Wise[1]
Websitepeople.maths.ox.ac.uk/bridson

Martin Robert Bridson FRS (born 22 October 1964) is a Manx mathematician. He is Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Oxford, and the president of the Clay Mathematics Institute. He was previously the head of Oxford's Mathematical Institute. He is a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford and an honorary fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. Specializing in geometry, topology and group theory, Bridson is best known for his work in geometric group theory.[1][3][4]

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