Bill Parry (mathematician)

William Parry
Parry at Oberwolfach in 1968
Born	(1934-07-03)3 July 1934 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Died	20 August 2006(2006-08-20) (aged 72) Marton, Warwickshire, UK
Occupation	Mathematician
Known for	Ergodic theory and dynamical systems
Title	Professor of Mathematics Fellow of the Royal Society
Spouse	Benita Teper ​ (m. 1958⁠–⁠2006)​
Children	1
Academic background
Alma mater	University College London University of Liverpool Imperial College London
Thesis	Ergodic and mixing transformations (1960)
Doctoral advisor	Yael Dowker
Academic work
Institutions	Birmingham University University of Sussex University of Warwick
Doctoral students	Mark Pollicott Mary Rees

William Parry FRS (3 July 1934 – 20 August 2006) was an English mathematician who worked in dynamical systems, and, in particular, ergodic theory. In particular, he studied subshifts of finite type nilflows.