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Richard Borcherds
1959Nov, 29

Richard Borcherds

Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic
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.

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