Person Atiyah; Sir; Michael Francis (1929 - 2019) Atiyah Michael Francis Sir 1929 - 2019 British Male London, England 22/04/1929 19290422 11/01/2019 20190111

Mathematics Honours: OM 1992; Kt 1983 Sir Michael Atiyah was a mathematician who made outstanding contributions to geometry and topology and was President of the Royal Society from 1990 until 1995. He was best known for his co-development of topological K-theory and the Atiyah–Singer index theorem. As well as advancing pure mathematics, Sir Michael’s work has been fruitfully applied and extended to both pillars of theoretical physics — quantum theory and general relativity. His research involved deep insights relating to mathematical concepts known as vector bundles. The well-known Möbius strip and the Klein bottle can both be mathematically described in terms of vector bundles. Sir Michael received very many awards, including the 1966 Fields Medal, the 1968 Royal Medal of the Royal Society, the 1988 Copley Medal of the Royal Society, and the 2004 Abel Prize of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was knighted in 1983, appointed to the Order of Merit in 1992 and was made a Grand Officer of the Légion d’honneur in 2011. Sir Michael Atiyah OM HonFREng FRS died on 11 January 2019. Royal Society roles: Council: 1972-1974, 1984-1985, 1990-1995; VP 1984-1985; PRS 1990-1995 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1968; Copley Medal 1988; Abel Prize 2004 (with Isadore Singer) for creating Index Theory Lectures: Bakerian 1975; Humphry Davy 1986 Fellow 15/03/1962 32 The Abel Prize is the Nobel Prize equivalent for Mathematics (there is no Nobel Prize for Mathematics) established by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2002 to commemorate the nineteenth century mathematician Niels Henrik Abel Anne Purkiss 'Scientists 1985 - 2010; Portraits of Fellows of the Royal Society' 2010 Atiyah P0148.jpg ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 22 Apr 1929 - 11 Jan 2019 NA7718 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/44275873 447ee903-1307-4f62-89d8-885edf2e5ce2