Stephen Theodore Chesmer Siklos (1950 – 17 August 2019) was a lecturer in the Faculty of Mathematics at the

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. He is known for setting up the Sixth Term Examination Papers, used for undergraduate mathematics admissions at several British universities.

Early life

Siklos was born in

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in 1950. His father, Theo Siklos, was an educator and his wife, Ruth Siklos, an

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. He was educated at Collyer's School before reading the

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at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, where he graduated with a masters in mathematics and was awarded the Tyson Medal.

Academic career

In 1973, he began doing research in

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under

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, publishing his dissertation titled "Singularities, Invariants and Cosmology" in 1976. From 1980 to 1999 he lectured at Cambridge and was the director of studies at Newnham College. In 1999, he joined Jesus College as a senior tutor, later becoming the college president.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siklos, Stephen 1950 births 2019 deaths British mathematicians Alumni of the University of Cambridge Academics of the University of Cambridge People from Epsom