Ray Lickorish
| W. B. R. Lickorish | |
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W. B. R. Lickorish in Berkeley in 1974
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| Born | 19 February 1938 (age 79) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Topology |
| Awards |
Chauvenet Prize (1991) Senior Whitehead Prize (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Doctoral advisor | Erik Christopher Zeeman |
| Doctoral students | Marc Lackenby |
William Bernard Raymond Lickorish (born 19 February 1938) is a mathematician. He is emeritus professor of geometric topology in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, and also an emeritus fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. His research interests include topology and knot theory. He was one of the discoverers of the HOMFLY polynomial.
Lickorish received his Ph.D from Cambridge in 1964.
In 1991, Lickorish received the Senior Whitehead Prize from the London Mathematical Society.
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