Nigel Hitchin
British mathematician
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Nigel James Hitchin FRS is a British mathematician working in the fields of differential geometry, gauge theory, algebraic geometry, and mathematical physics. He is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Wikipedia
Place of birth: Holbrook, United Kingdom
Notable students: Simon Donaldson, Tamás Hausel, Jacques Hurtubise, and more
Academic advisor: Michael Atiyah
Awards: Whitehead Prize (1981), Berwick Prize (1990), Sylvester Medal (2000), and more
Affiliation: University of Oxford
Research interests: Geometry
