H. F. Baker
British mathematician (1866–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Henry Frederick Baker, the mathematician. For Frederick Baker the film director, see Frederick Baker (director).
Henry Frederick Baker FRS[2] FRSE (3 July 1866 – 17 March 1956) was a British mathematician, working mainly in algebraic geometry, but also remembered for contributions to partial differential equations (related to what would become known as solitons), and Lie groups.[3]
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Born | Henry Frederick Baker (1866-07-03)3 July 1866 Cambridge, England |
Died | 17 March 1956(1956-03-17) (aged 89) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur Cayley[1] |
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