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British mathematician
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Francis Edward Corrigan
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10 August 1946
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Biography
Introduction
Francis Edward "Ed" Corrigan FRS (born 10 August 1946 in Birkenhead) is a British mathematician, theoretical physicist, and professor at the University of York.
Life
He earned a PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1972.
He was Addison Wheeler Fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences Durham University 1972–74, CERN Fellow 1974–75, and worked 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 was Principal of Collingwood College, Durham, from 2008 to 2011.