Editing Elmer Rees (section)

== Biography ==
Rees was born in [[Llandybie]] and grew up in [[Wales]]. He studied at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]] gaining a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] before moving on to the [[University of Warwick]], where he completed his [[PhD]] in 1967. His thesis on ''Projective Spaces and Associated Maps'', was written under the supervision of [[David B. A. Epstein]].

Rees's career had taken him to [[University of Hull]], the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], [[Swansea University]] and [[St Catherine's College, Oxford]], before becoming a professor at the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1979, where he remained until retiring from the post in 2005.

He was elected as a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1982. One of his most notable legacies was the establishment of the [[International Centre for Mathematical Sciences]].

Rees was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2009 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=24 |supp=y }}</ref>

While at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, he supervised at least 15 PhD students,<ref>{{MathGenealogy|24461}}</ref><ref>[https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/15011 PhD thesis of Richard Hepworth]</ref> including Anthony Bahri, John D. S. Jones, Gregory Lupton, Jacob Mostovoy, Simon Willerton and Richard Hepworth.