James Maynard (mathematician)
British mathematician
James Allan Maynard (born 10 June 1987) is a British mathematician. His works focused in analytic number theory. In 2017, he was hired as a Research Professor at Oxford University.[1] He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022.[2]
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Born | Chelmsford, Essex, England | 10 June 1987
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Known for | Work on prime gaps |
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Fields | Mathematics |
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Doctoral advisor | Roger Heath-Brown |
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2020.[3]
References
change- ↑ "James Maynard appointed Research Professor and receives a Wolfson Merit Award from the Royal Society". 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Klarreich, Erica (5 July 2022). "A Solver of the Hardest Easy Problems About Prime Numbers". quantamagazine.org. Quanta Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ "James Maynard". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021.
Other websites
change- Maynard interviewed by Brady Haran on the Twin Prime Conjecture
- Maynard interviewed by Brady Haran on the completion of the Duffin-Schaeffer Conjecture
- James Maynard publications indexed by Google Scholar