Harold Davenport
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Harold Davenport FRS[1] (30 October 1907 – 9 June 1969) was an English mathematician, known for his extensive work in number theory.
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Harold Davenport | |
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Born | (1907-10-30)30 October 1907 Huncoat, Lancashire, England |
Died | 9 June 1969(1969-06-09) (aged 61) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | University of Manchester Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Children | James H. Davenport |
Awards | Rayleigh Prize (1930) Adams Prize (1940) Senior Berwick Prize (1954) Sylvester Medal (1967) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Number theory |
Institutions | University of Manchester University of Wales University College London University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | John Edensor Littlewood[2] |
Doctoral students | John Horton Conway Alan Baker Peter Elliott H. L. Montgomery Martin Huxley G. L. Watson[2] |
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