Alexander Scott (British academic)
Alexander Scott | |
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| Born | Alexander David Scott |
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| Discipline | Mathematics |
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Alexander David Scott is a British mathematician. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Dominic Welsh Tutor in Mathematics at Merton College, Oxford.[1]
Career
From 1993-1997, he was a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, earning his PhD in 1995. He was Lecturer and subsequently Reader in Mathematics at University College, London, before moving to Merton College, Oxford in 2005.[1]
Personal life
Scott was educated at Eton College.[2] As a sixteen year old schoolboy, Scott wrote the role-playing game Maelstrom for Puffin Books.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Alexander Scott". Oxford University. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Khoury, Timothy (13 October 2010). "Professor Alex Scott on the Koenigsberg Problem". Eton College. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Holter, Matthijs (1 April 2004). "Frem fra glemselen" [From Oblivion]. Imagonem (in Swedish).