Peter John Giblin (10 July 1943) is an English

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whose primary research involves

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and its application to

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, and

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. Giblin is an

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professor of mathematics at the

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where he has served on staff for more than 40 years. His positions at Liverpool have included Head of Department (of mathematical sciences), and Head of Division (of

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). He is the author or co-author of eight published books, some of which have been translated into Russian. The

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for the Russian translation of his book ''Curves and Singularities'' was written by V. I. Arnold. Giblin has also authored or co-authored over a hundred

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ed published articles. The first of these was published in 1968.

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