Robert Moody

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Robert Moody
Robert Moody (left)
Born	(1941-11-28) November 28, 1941
Nationality	Canada
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Saskatchewan University of Alberta
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Doctoral advisor	Maria Josepha Wonenburger
Doctoral students	Arturo Pianzola
Notable awards	CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, 1998

Robert Vaughan Moody, OC FRSC (/ˈmuːdi/; born November 28, 1941) is a Canadian mathematician. He is the co-discover of Kac-Moody algebra, a Lie algebra, usually infinite-dimensional, that can be defined through a generalized root system.

Born in Great Britain, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 1962 from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Arts in Mathematics in 1964 from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1966 from the University of Toronto.

In 1966, he joined the Department of Mathematics as an Assistant Professor in the University of Saskatchewan. In 1970, he was appointed an Associate Professor and a Professor in 1976. In 1989, he joined the University of Alberta as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics.

In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

References

Robert Moody at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
"Robert Vaughan Moody's Home Page".
"Robert Vaughan Moody Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved March 7, 2006.

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Name	Moody, Robert
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Short description	Canadian mathematician
Date of birth	November 28, 1941
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