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The subject of this portrait, Sir Christopher Zeeman, was the founding Professor of Mathematics when the University of Warwick opened in 1965. It was his vision, his ability to attract outstanding mathematicians to join his team and his informal style of leadership that led to the establishment of a successful department, a Mathematics Research Centre and eventually a Mathematics Institute which have received widespread acclaim. After his retirement from Warwick in 1988, he became Principal of Hertford College, Oxford and Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London. Zeeman is best known for his work on catastrophe theory and its application not only to physical science but also to biological and behavioural sciences. He has received many prizes and honours from learned societies and universities and was awarded a knighthood in 1991.
It was as a tribute to this record and to his role in the development of Warwick University that this portrait was commissioned in 2007.
Title
Professor Sir Christopher Zeeman (1925–2016), FRS
Date
2007
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 59 x W 48.7 cm
Accession number
wu0853
Acquisition method
commissioned, 2007
Work type
Painting
University of Warwick
Mead Gallery, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL England
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