Louis J. Mordell
American-born British mathematician (1888-1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Joel Mordell (28 January 1888 – 12 March 1972) was an American-born British mathematician, known for pioneering research in number theory. He was born in Philadelphia, United States, in a Jewish family of Lithuanian extraction.[4]
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Born | Louis Joel Mordell (1888-01-28)28 January 1888 |
Died | 12 March 1972(1972-03-12) (aged 84) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge[1] |
Known for | Mordell conjecture Chowla–Mordell theorem Erdős–Mordell inequality Mordell–Weil theorem Mordell curve |
Spouse | Mabel Elizabeth Cambridge[2] |
Children | Kathleen, Donald[1]: 510 |
Awards | Smith's Prize (1912) De Morgan Medal (1941) Senior Berwick Prize (1946) Sylvester Medal (1949) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Birkbeck College UMIST Victoria University of Manchester University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Henry Frederick Baker[2][3] |
Doctoral students | Ram Prakash Bambah J. W. S. Cassels[2][3] |
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