C. Brian Haselgrove
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For the British archaeologist, see Colin Haselgrove.
Colin Brian Haselgrove (26 September 1926 – 27 May 1964) was an English mathematician who is best known for his disproof of the Pólya conjecture in 1958.[1]
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Brian Haselgrove | |
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Born | (1926-09-26)26 September 1926 |
Died | 27 May 1964(1964-05-27) (aged 37) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Disproof of Pólya conjecture |
Awards | Smith's Prize (1950) |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Some theorems in the analytic theory of numbers (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Albert Ingham |
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Haselgrove was educated at Blundell's School and from there won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge. He obtained his Ph.D., which was supervised by Albert Ingham, from Cambridge in 1956.