Sir Michael Atiyah

Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS FRSE FMedSci FAA FREng, 1929 - 2019

The School of Mathematics is very saddened to announce that Sir Michael Atiyah passed away on 11 January 2019.

Michael Atiyah was a great mathematician whose work will continue to influence scientists, far in to the future. To us in Edinburgh he was a tremendous colleague, to the community of mathematicians and physicists he was an inspiration, and to people all across the world he was a wonderful friend. We will all miss him greatly.

Professor Iain Gordon,

Head of School of Mathematics.

A celebration of his life and work

A celebration of Sir Michael's life and work will take place on Saturday 6th April 2019 at the Playfair Library, Old College.  Further details are on the registration website.

About Sir Michael Atiyah

Wikipedia entry, MacTutor entry, Celebratio entry of Michael Atiyah. Celebratio interview with Lily Atiyah. Michael and Lily Atiyah Portrait Gallery at the James Clerk Maxwell Building, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh. Some mathematical ancestors and some descendants. (Photograph by Douglas Robertson.)