About Geoffrey Horrocks
Lived 1932 – 2012 (aged 79–80). Geoffrey Horrocks was a mathematician.
Geoffrey Horrocks (1932/33 Leicester – 12 September 2012) was a British mathematician working on vector bundles, who introduced the Horrocks construction used in the ADHM construction, and the Horrocks–Mumford bundle and monads.
He was a professor at Newcastle University until his retirement in 1998.
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Who was Geoffrey Horrocks?
British mathematician (*1932/33 – †2012)
When was Geoffrey Horrocks born?
Geoffrey Horrocks was born in 1932.
When did Geoffrey Horrocks die?
Geoffrey Horrocks died on 12 September 2012.
What was Geoffrey Horrocks's occupation?
Geoffrey Horrocks was a mathematician.
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