Robin Gandy | |
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Born | Robin Oliver Gandy 22 September 1919 Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 20 November 1995 Oxford, England | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Education | Abbotsholme School |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Known for | Recursion theory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematical logic |
Institutions | |
Thesis | On Axiomatic Systems in Mathematics and Theories in Physics (1953) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Turing[1][2] |
Doctoral students |
Robin Oliver Gandy (22 September 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a British mathematician and logician.[4] He was a friend, student, and associate of Alan Turing, having been supervised by Turing during his PhD at the University of Cambridge,[1] where they worked together.[5][6][7]