▁is ▁a ▁British ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁popular ▁science ▁writer . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁has ▁dual ▁British - American ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁England , ▁in ▁King ston ▁upon ▁H ull . ▁There ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁local ▁primary ▁school ▁followed ▁by ▁Great field ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁H ull . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁school ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Head ▁Boy . ▁Dev lin ▁earned ▁a ▁B Sc ▁( Special ) ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Br istol ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Row bottom . ▁ ▁Career ▁Later ▁he ▁got ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁Scient ific ▁Ass istant ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo , ▁Norway ▁from ▁August ▁till ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Scient ific ▁Ass istant ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁Canada . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁till ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁England . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁till ▁ 2 0