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 Sculpture honouring work of world renowned Durham maths professor to be unveiled

The work of a former Durham University mathematician whose ideas are studied across the world will be commemorated with the unveiling of a new sculpture on Wednesday (March 14).
Professor Tom Willmore, a former Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Dean of Sciences at the University, is internationally renowned among mathematicians for his work in the field of differential geometry.
As a result Willmore Surfaces and the Willmore Conjecture have become well known mathematical concepts.
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