Andrew Wiles
English mathematician (1953–)
1953 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
English mathematician (1953–)
Born
April 11, 1953
Age
~73 years
Name Origin
English
Timeline
mathematician, university teacher
United KingdomBorn in Cambridge
1953
Born in Cambridge (1953-04-11)
1971
EducationStudied at Merton College (1971–1974)
1988
AwardWhitehead Prize
1989
AwardFellow of the Royal Society
1995
AwardFermat Prize
1995
AwardRolf Schock Prize in Mathematics
About
Sir Andrew John Wiles is an English mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford, specialising in number theory. He is best known for proving Fermat's Last Theorem, for which he was awarded the 2016 Abel Prize and the 2017 Copley Medal and for which he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. In 2018, Wiles was appointed the first Regius Professor of Mathematics at Oxford. Wiles is also a 1997 MacArthur Fellow.
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Sir Andrew John Wiles is an English mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford, specialising in number theory. He is best known for proving Fermat's Last Theorem, for which he was awarded the 2016 Abel Prize and the 2017 Copley Medal and for which he was appoint
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The name Andrew means "A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: From Ἀνδρέας, cognate with t=manly, both from t=man. Andrey.". It is of English origin.
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Andrew Wiles was born on April 11, 1953.
Name Meaning
A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: From Ἀνδρέας, cognate with t=manly, both from t=man. Andrey.
The name Andrew is of English origin, meaning "A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: From Ἀνδρέας, cognate with t=manly, both from t=man. Andrey.". It is traditionally a male name.
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Built on your work. Hope I did it justice.
— a researcher
You made me understand something I thought was beyond me.
— a curious mind
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