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    • CommentAuthorUrs
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2019
    • (edited Jan 11th 2019)

    changed “an English mathematician of Egyptian origin” to “a British-Lebanese mathematician”.

    In checking his “origin” on Wikipedia…

    …I see that Wikipedia says that Sir Michael Atiyah has died. Today.

    (!?)

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    • CommentAuthorDavid_Corfield
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2019

    Does any other source say that? Can’t see any.

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    • CommentAuthorUrs
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2019
    • (edited Jan 11th 2019)

    I can’t find any either. But the edit to Wikipedia today at 15:52 is from Eric Tittley whose page claims he is astronomer in Edinburgh. That suggests he may have first-hand information. But if so, he should have indicated it in his edit.

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    • CommentAuthorTim_Porter
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2019

    That was changed at 16.28. See the revision history.

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    • CommentAuthorUrs
    • CommentTimeJan 11th 2019

    They updated again. Now with a source.

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    • CommentAuthorUrs
    • CommentTimeOct 20th 2019

    added pointer to this recent article:

    • Alain Connes, Joseph Kouneiher, Sir Michael Atiyah, a Knight Mathematician A tribute to Michael Atiyah, an inspiration and a friend (arxiv:1910.07851)

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    • CommentAuthorUrs
    • CommentTimeMay 8th 2020

    Added this pointer:

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    • CommentTimeSep 10th 2020
    • (edited Sep 10th 2020)

    added pointer to:

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    • CommentTimeMar 15th 2021

    added pointer to:

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  10. Added redirect for Michael Francis Atiyah

    Anonymouse

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