Alan Baker (mathematician)
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Alan Baker FRS[1] (19 August 1939 – 4 February 2018[2]) was an English mathematician, known for his work on effective methods in number theory, in particular those arising from transcendental number theory.
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Born | (1939-08-19)19 August 1939 London, England |
Died | 4 February 2018(2018-02-04) (aged 78) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | University College London University of Cambridge |
Known for | Number theory Diophantine equations Baker's theorem Baker–Heegner–Stark theorem |
Awards | Fields Medal (1970) Adams Prize (1972) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Some Aspects of Diophantine Approximation (1964) |
Doctoral advisor | Harold Davenport |
Doctoral students | John Coates Yuval Flicker Roger Heath-Brown David Masser Cameron Stewart |
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