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[[File:John Wallis by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|thumb|[[John Wallis]]]]
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The '''Wallis Professorship of Mathematics''' is a chair in the Mathematical Institute of the [[University of Oxford]]. It was established in 1969 in honour of [[John Wallis]], who was [[Savilian Professor of Geometry]] at Oxford from 1649 to 1703. The current holder of the chair is [[Terry Lyons (mathematician)|Terence Lyons]] (since 1999).<ref name=Wallis/> The two previous holders were Sir [[John Kingman]] (1969-1985) <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/legacy/3277/newsletter_0613_0.pdf|journal=Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter|publisher=University of Oxford|date=Spring 2013|number=11|format=pdf|page=3|title=Terry Lyons to be LMS President |quote = "... several Oxford mathematicians have been LMS President at other stages of their careers [including] Wallis Professor Sir John Kingman (1990)&nbsp;...}}</ref> and Sir [[Simon Donaldson]] (1985-1998).<ref name=Wallis>{{cite journal|last1=Alexanderson|first1=Gerald|title=John Wallis and Oxford|journal=Bulletin of the A.M.S.|date=2012|volume=49|issue=3|pages=443-446|url=http://www.ams.org/journals/bull/2012-49-03/S0273-0979-2012-01377-0/S0273-0979-2012-01377-0.pdf|format=pdf}}</ref>
The '''Wallis Professorship of Mathematics''' is a chair in the Mathematical Institute of the [[University of Oxford]]. It was established in 1969 in honour of [[John Wallis]], who was [[Savilian Professor of Geometry]] at Oxford from 1649 to 1703. The current holder of the chair is [[Terry Lyons (mathematician)|Terence Lyons]] (since 1999).<ref name=Wallis/> The two previous holders were Sir [[John Kingman]] <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/legacy/3277/newsletter_0613_0.pdf|journal=Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter|publisher=University of Oxford|date=Spring 2013|number=11|format=pdf|page=3|title=Terry Lyons to be LMS President |quote = "... several Oxford mathematicians have been LMS President at other stages of their careers [including] Wallis Professor Sir John Kingman (1990)&nbsp;...}}</ref> (1969-1985) and Sir [[Simon Donaldson]] <ref name=Wallis>{{cite journal|last1=Alexanderson|first1=Gerald|title=John Wallis and Oxford|journal=Bulletin of the A.M.S.|date=2012|volume=49|issue=3|pages=443-446|url=http://www.ams.org/journals/bull/2012-49-03/S0273-0979-2012-01377-0/S0273-0979-2012-01377-0.pdf|format=pdf}}</ref> (1985-1998).


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John Wallis

The Wallis Professorship of Mathematics is a chair in the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford. It was established in 1969 in honour of John Wallis, who was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 to 1703. The current holder of the chair is Terence Lyons (since 1999).[1] The two previous holders were Sir John Kingman [2] (1969-1985) and Sir Simon Donaldson [1] (1985-1998).

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References

  1. ^ a b Alexanderson, Gerald (2012). "John Wallis and Oxford" (pdf). Bulletin of the A.M.S. 49 (3): 443–446.
  2. ^ "Terry Lyons to be LMS President" (pdf). Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter (11). University of Oxford: 3. Spring 2013. "... several Oxford mathematicians have been LMS President at other stages of their careers [including] Wallis Professor Sir John Kingman (1990) ...