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James A. Maynard

James Alexander Maynard FRS (born 10 June 1987) is an English mathematician working in analytic number theory and in particular the theory of prime numbers.[1] In 2017, he was appointed Research Professor at Oxford.[2] Maynard is a fellow[3] of St John's College, Oxford. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2022[4] and the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize in 2023.

Education[edit]

Maynard attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford in Chelmsford, England. After completing his bachelor's and master's degrees at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 2009, Maynard obtained his D.Phil. from Balliol College, Oxford, in 2013 under the supervision of Roger Heath-Brown.[5][1] He then became a Fellow by Examination at Magdalen College, Oxford.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Maynard was born on 10 June 1987 in Chelmsford, England.[1] His partner is Eleanor Grant, a medical doctor. They have a son.[4][26]

Maynard interviewed by Brady Haran on the Twin Prime Conjecture

Maynard interviewed by Brady Haran on the completion of the Duffin-Schaeffer Conjecture

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