Thursday

Robert Barrington Leigh

This post is a tribute to Robert Barrington Leigh. Robert was a brilliant math student at the University of Toronto and was considered to be one of the country's top mathematical minds. Robert went missing in Edmonton near his home on August 13. His body was found Tuesday in the North Saskatchewan River. Foul play was not suspected.

I feel it's a great loss not only to Robert's family, but also to the world to lose such a great mind and the potential contributions Robert would have made.

A search on the Web for "Barrington Leigh" brings up many links for the family and highlights the contributions Robert and his family have made to the academic and science communities.

In following the story of Robert's disappearance I came across a site for his brother Christopher and the idea I discuss in my next post.

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