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Ed Corrigan

British mathematician, theoretical physicist and professor

Francis Edward Corrigan FRS (born 10 August 1946, in Birkenhead) is a British mathematician and theoretical physicist. He is professor at the University of York.

01Early life and education

Corrigan attended St Bede's College, Manchester and earned a BA (1968) and PhD (1972) at the University of Cambridge.

02Career

He was Addison Wheeler Fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences Durham University 1972-74, CERN Fellow 1974-75, and returned to work at Durham from 1976 to 1999 (including as Head of Department 1996-98). He then moved to the University of York where he was Head of Department of Mathematics 1999-2004, 2005-2007 and 2011-2015. He served as Principal of Collingwood College, Durham, from 2008 to 2011.

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