Donald (H. S. M.) Coxeter
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Greatest classical geometer of the 20th century "I’m a Platonist — a follower of Plato — who believes that one didn’t invent these sorts of things, that one discovers them. In a sense, all these mathematical facts are right there waiting to be discovered." |
- Birthdate
- February 2, 1907
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Date of Death
- March 31, 2003
- Place of Death
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Residence
- Toronto, Ontario
- Family Members
- Father: Harold S. Coxeter
- Mother: Lucy Gee
- Spouse: Hendrina Johanna “Rien” Brouwer
- Children: Edgar, Susan
- Grandchildren: Six
- Great-grandchildren: Six
- Personality
- obstinate, optimistic
- Favorite Music
- Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, Third Movement, Te Deum
- Other Interests
- Art of Escher, music of Bruckner, novels of Ethel Voynich, plays of Bernard Shaw
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Office
- Mathematics Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Status
- Deceased
- Degrees
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- B.A. Cambridge, England, 1929
- PhD Cambridge, England, 1931
- Awards
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- H. M. Tory Medal, 1950
- Royal Society of Canada
- Fields Institute/CRM Prize, 1995
- Order of Canada (Companion)
- Sylvester Medal of the Royal Society of London
- Mentor
Professor H. F. Baker at Cambridge, England
- Last Updated
- December 20, 2008
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