Richard Borcherds
Also known as Richard E. Borcherds, Borcherds, Richard Ewen, Richard Ewen Borcherds
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Richard Ewen Borcherds (/ˈbɔːrtʃərdz/; 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. He is well known for his proof of monstrous moonshine using ideas from string theory.
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1959 births20th-century British mathematicians21st-century British mathematiciansAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBritish expatriate academics in the United StatesBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Mathematical SocietyFields MedalistsGroup theoristsInternational Mathematical Olympiad participantsLiving peopleMembers of the United States National Academy of Sciences