Jeff Paris (mathematician)


Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Paris, FBA is a British mathematician and Professor of Logic in the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester.

Education

Paris gained his doctorate under Robin Gandy at Manchester in 1969 with a dissertation entitled Large Cardinals and the Generalized Continuum Hypothesis.

Research

Paris is known for his work on mathematical logic, in particular provability in arithmetic, uncertain reasoning and inductive logic with an emphasis on rationality and common sense principles.

Awards and honours

Paris was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1999.

Personal life

Paris was married to Malvyn Loraine Blackburn until 1983 when he married Alena Vencovská. He has three sons and three daughters including runner Jasmin Paris.