Frances Kirwan
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Frances Kirwan is a prominent British mathematician known for her influential work in algebraic and symplectic geometry and for serving as the first female Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford.
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| Frances Kirwan canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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geometer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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De Morgan Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Whitehead Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvester Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehead Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Kirwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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geometric invariant theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ symplectic geometry ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Dame ⓘ |
| hasRole | Savilian Professor of Geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProfessorAt | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
London Mathematical Society
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Frances Kirwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first female Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford
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contributions to geometric invariant theory ⓘ work in algebraic geometry ⓘ work in symplectic geometry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on moduli spaces in algebraic geometry
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work on moment maps and geometric invariant theory ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
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Savilian Professor of Geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workplace | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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