J. A. Todd | |
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| Born | 23 August 1908 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 22 December 1994 (aged 86) Croydon, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Todd class Todd–Coxeter algorithm Chevalley–Shephard–Todd theorem Coset enumeration Todd genus Todd polynomials |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1930) Rockefeller Fellowship (1933), Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Grassmannian Varieties / The Conic as a Space Element (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | H.F. Baker |
| Doctoral students | Roger Penrose Geoffrey Shephard Christine Hamill[2] |
John Arthur Todd FRS[1] (23 August 1908 – 22 December 1994) was an English mathematician who specialised in geometry.