Richard V. Southwell
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Sir Richard Vynne Southwell, FRS[2] (2 July 1888 – 9 December 1970) was a British mathematician who specialised in applied mechanics as an engineering science academic.[4][5]
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Richard Southwell | |
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Born | Richard Vynne Southwell 2 July 1888 |
Died | 9 December 1970(1970-12-09) (aged 82) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge[1] |
Awards | Timoshenko Medal (1959) Elliott Cresson Medal (1964) Fellow of the Royal Society[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Oxford Imperial College London |
Doctoral students | Leslie Fox Olgierd Zienkiewicz[3] |
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