Peter Swinnerton-Dyer

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer was Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet,  (2 August 1927 – 26 December 2018). 

He was an English mathematician. He worked in number theory at University of Cambridge. He was best known for his part in the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. This related algebraic properties of elliptic curves to special values of L-functions. Also, he worked on the Titan operating system."Number theory expert and co-creator of the 'beautiful' Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture' Daily Telegraph Obituaries p31 Issue no 50,890 (dated Tuesday 1 January 2019

In his youth, Swinnerton-Dyer was an international bridge player. He played for the British team twice in the European Open teams championship, in 1953 and 1962.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989.

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