Martin Thomas Barlow
FRS FRSC (born 16 June 1953 in
London
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) is a British
mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
who is professor of mathematics at the
University of British Columbia
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in
Canada
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since 1992.
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History
Barlow is the son of Andrew Dalmahoy Barlow (1916–2006) and his wife Yvonne. He is thus the grandson of Alan Barlow
Sir James Alan Noel Barlow, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1881 – 28 February 1968) was a British civil servant and collector of Islamic and Chinese art. He was Principal Private Secretary to Ramsay MacDonald, 1933–1934, and later Under-secre ...
, and his wife Nora (née Darwin), through whom he is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...
. He is the nephew of Horace Barlow (also FRS and Fellow of Trinity). In 1994 he married Colleen McLaughlin.[
He was educated Sussex House School, St Paul's School, London, ]Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
(BA 1975, Diploma 1976, ScD 1993); University College of Swansea
, former_names=University College of Swansea, University of Wales Swansea
, motto= cy, Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn
, mottoeng="Technical skill is bereft without culture"
, established=1920 – University College of Swansea 1996 – University of Wa ...
(PhD).[
Barlow worked as a research fellow of the ]University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
1978–1980. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
, 1979–1992. He worked in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge comprises the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS) and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). It is housed in the Centre for ...
1981–1985 and was a Royal Society University Research Fellow 1985–1992.[
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Work
His mathematical interests include probability
Probability is the branch of mathematics concerning numerical descriptions of how likely an Event (probability theory), event is to occur, or how likely it is that a proposition is true. The probability of an event is a number between 0 and ...
, Brownian motion and fractal sets.
His doctoral students include Steven N. Evans.
Recognition
He was awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize
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Rollo Davidson Trust
In 1970, Rollo Davidson, a Fellow-elec ...
in 1984.[ He was elected a ]Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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in 1998.[ He was elected a ]Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...
in 2005. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society
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. In 2018 the Canadian Mathematical Society
The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) (french: Société mathématique du Canada) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research, outreach, scholarship and education in Canada. It serves the ...
listed him in their inaugural class of fellows.
References
* 'BARLOW, Prof. Martin Thomas', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 201
accessed 21 May 2011
External links
Academic homepage
1953 births
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
Fellows of the Canadian Mathematical Society
Fellows of the Royal Society
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge
Living people
People educated at St Paul's School, London
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Alumni of Swansea University
20th-century British mathematicians
21st-century British mathematicians
Academic staff of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Science
Probability theorists
Canadian Fellows of the Royal Society
People educated at Sussex House School
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