The department congratulates James Arthur for being appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada honours people who make extraordinary contributions to Canada. To be named a Companion is the highest honour in the Order and it recognizes national pre-eminence or international service or achievement. Arthur is being recognized for “his seminal contributions to contemporary mathematics, notably through his groundbreaking advancements to the theory of numbers’ trace formula.” Source: News Release on “New Appointments to the Order of Canada”, December 27, 2018.
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