Sir Alexander Oppenheim | |
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| Born | 4 February 1903 Salford, United Kingdom |
| Died | 13 December 1997 (aged 94) Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Chicago |
| Known for | Oppenheim conjecture |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1956) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Benin University of Ghana University of Singapore University of Malaya University of Edinburgh |
| Thesis | Minima of Indefinite Quadratic Quaternary Forms (1930) |
| Doctoral advisor | L.E. Dickson |
Sir Alexander Oppenheim, OBE, PMN, FRSE (4 February 1903 – 13 December 1997) was a British mathematician and university administrator. In Diophantine approximation and the theory of quadratic forms, he proposed the Oppenheim conjecture.