Burt Totaro
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Burt Totaro, FRS, is an American mathematician, educated at Princeton and Berkeley. In 2000, he was elected Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
at the University of Cambridge
. In the same year, he was awarded the Whitehead Prize
by the London Mathematical Society
.
In 2009, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. As of 2010, he is one of three managing editors of the journal Compositio Mathematica
.
Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
The Lowndean chair of Astronomy and Geometry is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy at Cambridge University, alongside the Plumian Professorship...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. In the same year, he was awarded the Whitehead Prize
Whitehead Prize
The Whitehead Prize is awarded yearly by the London Mathematical Society to a mathematician working in the United Kingdom who is at an early stage of their career. The prize is named in memory of homotopy theory pioneer J. H. C...
by the London Mathematical Society
London Mathematical Society
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In 2009, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. As of 2010, he is one of three managing editors of the journal Compositio Mathematica
Compositio Mathematica
Compositio Mathematica is a bimonthly peer-reviewed mathematics journal established by L.E.J. Brouwer in 1935. It is published by Cambridge University Press. According to the Journal Citation Reports, Compositio had a 2010 impact factor of 0.941, ranking it 54th among 279 journals in the category...
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