Bill Parry (mathematician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Parry (mathematician)

English mathematician

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1934

Place of Birth: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Aug-2006

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Professor William (Bill) Parry FRS (3 July 1934 – 20 August 2006) was an English mathematician.
During his research career, he was highly active in the study of dynamical systems, and, in particular, ergodic theory, and made significant contributions to these fields.
He is considered to have been at the forefront of the introduction of ergodic theory to the United Kingdom.
He played a founding role in the study of subshifts of finite type, and his work on nilflows was highly regarded.