How old is Richard Borcherds?

Richard Borcherds is 66 years old (born November 29, 1959).

When is Richard Borcherds's birthday?

Richard Borcherds was born on November 29, 1959.

Where was Richard Borcherds born?

Richard Borcherds was born in Cape Town.

What is Richard Borcherds's zodiac sign?

Richard Borcherds's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What is Richard Borcherds's nationality?

Richard Borcherds is a citizen of United Kingdom, United States.

What does Richard Borcherds do?

Richard Borcherds is known as mathematician, university teacher.

Richard Borcherds

British-American mathematician (born 1959)

66 years oldSagittariusUnited Kingdom

Biography

Richard Ewen Borcherds (; born 29 November 1959) is a British mathematician currently working in quantum field theory. He is known for his work in lattices, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal in 1998. He is well known for his proof of monstrous moonshine using ideas from string theory.

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

University of California, Berkeley

Awards & honours (4)

Fields medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Whitehead Prize
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Quick answers about Richard Borcherds

How old is Richard Borcherds?: Richard Borcherds is 66 years old (born November 29, 1959).
When is Richard Borcherds's birthday?: Richard Borcherds was born on November 29, 1959.
Where was Richard Borcherds born?: Richard Borcherds was born in Cape Town.
What is Richard Borcherds's zodiac sign?: Richard Borcherds's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
What is Richard Borcherds's nationality?: Richard Borcherds is a citizen of United Kingdom, United States.
What does Richard Borcherds do?: Richard Borcherds is known as mathematician, university teacher.