Jeff Paris
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Jeffrey Bruce Paris is a British
mathematician
known for his work on mathematical logic
, in particular provability in arithmetic, uncertain reasoning and inductive logic with an emphasis on rationality and common sense principles.
He is professor of logic at the University of Manchester
and was elected Fellow of the British Academy
in 1999.http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/review/01-9899/05-fellowship.html
He gained his doctorate under Robin Gandy
at Manchester in 1969 with a dissertation entitled Large Cardinals and the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis.
United Kingdom
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
known for his work on mathematical logic
Mathematical logic
Mathematical logic is a subfield of mathematics with close connections to foundations of mathematics, theoretical computer science and philosophical logic. The field includes both the mathematical study of logic and the applications of formal logic to other areas of mathematics...
, in particular provability in arithmetic, uncertain reasoning and inductive logic with an emphasis on rationality and common sense principles.
He is professor of logic at the University of Manchester
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester
The School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester is one of the largest mathematics departments in the United Kingdom, with around 80 academic staff and an undergraduate intake of roughly 400 a year and another 200 postgraduate students...
and was elected Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
in 1999.http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/review/01-9899/05-fellowship.html
He gained his doctorate under Robin Gandy
Robin Gandy
Robin Oliver Gandy was a British mathematician and logician.He was a friend, student, and associate of Alan Turing, having been supervised by Turing during his PhD at the University of Cambridge , where they worked together.Educated at Abbotsholme, Robin Gandy took two years of the Mathematical...
at Manchester in 1969 with a dissertation entitled Large Cardinals and the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis.