Presidential Address 2012

摘要

Congratulations to Professor Sir Michael Atiyah OM, FRS, FRSE, CMath Hon FIMA, who was presented with the insignia of Grand Officier de la Legion d'Honneur by His Excellency Bernard Ernie (French Ambassador to the UK) in December 2011. The French ambassador's speech included: the French Republic honours your huge achievements in the field of mathematics, which have certainly made you one of the most influential living mathematicians. It recognizes the eminent role you've played for years as researcher, academic, university chancellor, President of the Royal Society and other learned societies, and in together. The influence your work has had on our mathematicians has helped raise the profile of mathematics.