Marcus du Sautoy

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Marcus du Sautoy (1965–) is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Formerly of All Souls College, he is now a fellow of Wadham College. He has been named by The Independent on Sunday as one of the UK's leading scientists. In 2001 he won the prestigious Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society, which is awarded every two years to reward the best mathematical research by a mathematician under forty. He writes for The Times and The Guardian and has several times appeared on Radio 4 and television. He currently presents the television program, Mind Games, on BBC4. He has also written numerous academic articles and books on mathematics, the most recent being The Music of the Primes.

Marcus du Sautoy grew up in Henley-On-Thames where he attended Gillotts School and then King James' College (now the Henley College) before going on to Oxford University. He currently lives in London with his wife, children and cat. He plays football and the trumpet.

In March, 2006, his article Prime Numbers get hitched [1] was published on Seed Magazine's website. In it he explained how the number 42, mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the answer to everything, and is related to the Riemann zeta function. He has also published an article in the scientific magazine New Scientist.

In December, Marcus du Sautoy is to give the 2006 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, under the collective title, The Number Mysteries. This year, the venue for these is the IET's headquarters at Savoy Place, London.