# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/geoffrey-grimmett
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:07:27.000Z

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name: "Geoffrey Grimmett"
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description: "Geoffrey Richard Grimmett is an English mathematician known for his work on the mathematics of random systems arising in probability theory and statistical mechanics, especially percolation theory and the contact process. He is the Professor of Mathematical Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and was the Master of Downing College, Cambridge, from 2013 to 2018."
tagline: "Professor of Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge and Master, Downing College, Cambridge"
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birthDate: "1950-12-20"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump