John Leech (July 21, 1926–September 28, 1992) was a British mathematician working in number theory, geometry and combinatorial group theory. He is best known for his discovery of the Leech lattice in 1965. Leech was married to Jenifer Haselgrove, a respected British radio scientist.

References

* T M Thompson, From error-correcting codes through sphere packings to simple groups (Washington, 1983).

* D Munn, John Leech : Navigator of maths, The Guardian London, 14 Oct, 1992.

* Obituary John Leech, The Glasgow Herald Glasgow, 1 Oct, 1992.

Links

* MacTutor History of Mathematics biography