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Marcus du Sautoy

1965 - Today

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Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and popular science books. He was previously a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford and served as president of the Mathematical Association, an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) senior media fellow, and a Royal Society University Research Fellow. In 1996, he was awarded the title of distinction of Professor of Mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus du Sautoy is the 986th most popular mathematician (down from 955th in 2019), the 6,583rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,903rd in 2019) and the 117th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Marcus du Sautoy ranks 986 out of 1,004. Before him are June Huh, Martin Hairer, Alessio Figalli, Robert J. Lang, Harald Helfgott, and Victor Glushkov. After him are Euphemia Haynes, Manjul Bhargava, Hugo Duminil-Copin, Steven Strogatz, Joan Birman, and Raman Parimala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Marcus du Sautoy ranks 717. Before him are Michael Goldenberg, Kang Jae-won, Nestor Omar Piccoli, Gheorghe Mihali, John Moshoeu, and Koji Gyotoku. After him are Jeremy Ratchford, Christopher C. Miller, Álvaro Cervera, Marina Kiehl, Milton Mendes, and Gary Pallister.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marcus du Sautoy ranks 6,585 out of 8,785. Before him are Poly Styrene (1957), Jacob Collier (1994), Walter Nash (1882), Eric Morecambe (1926), Tamzin Merchant (1987), and Rob Knox (1989). After him are John Boyega (1992), Adam le Fondre (1986), Nicola Walker (1970), Reg Harris (1920), Matty James (1991), and Toby Regbo (1991).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Marcus du Sautoy ranks 117. Before him are Simon Singh (1964), Ben Green (1977), Dusa McDuff (1945), Frank Adams (1930), Philippa Fawcett (1868), and Graham Higman (1917). After him are Hannah Fry (1984).

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