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Ed Corrigan
Born
Francis Edward Corrigan

(1946-08-10) 10 August 1946 (age 78)
Birkenhead, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Durham
University of York
Thesis Amplitudes and Vertices in Dual Models  (1972)
Doctoral advisorIan T. Drummond
David Olive
Websitehttps://www.york.ac.uk/maths/staff/ed-corrigan/

Francis Edward Corrigan FRS (born 10 August 1946, in Birkenhead) is a British mathematician, theoretical physicist,[1] and professor at the University of York.[2]

Life

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He attended St Bede's College, Manchester 1957-65 and earned a BA (1968) and PhD (1972) at the University of Cambridge.[3] He was Addison Wheeler Fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences Durham University 1972–74, CERN Fellow 1974–75, and worked at Durham from 1976 to 1999 (including as Head of Department 1996–98). He then moved to the University of York where he was Head of Department of Mathematics 1999–2004, 2005–2007 and 2011–2015. He was Principal of Collingwood College, Durham, from 2008 to 2011. His publications can be found via INSPIRE.

References

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  1. ^ "Prof Edward Corrigan, FRS Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Prof Edward Corrigan, FRS Profile". www.debretts.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Ed Corrigan - Mathematics, University of York".
  3. ^ Ed Corrigan at the Mathematics Genealogy Project