Marcus Du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy, born in London in 1965, is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he was appointed to the chair in 2008. Simonyi Chair for Public Understanding of Science, and member of Royal SocietyHe presented numerous programs on television and radio, including the exceptional series of BBC The History of Mathematics and the television quiz show about mathematics The School of Hard SumsRegular contributor to newspapers The guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph, wrote and performed a piece entitled X&Y, presented at the Science Museum in London and at the Glastonbury Festival. He was honored with the Order of the British Empire for services to science in 2010.