Sir Edward Collingwood | |
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 Photo courtesy of Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach | |
| Born | Edward Foyle Collingwood 17 January 1900 |
| Died | 25 October 1970 (aged 70)[1] |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1965)[1] CBE Knight Bachelor (1962) FRSE DL |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Aberystwyth University Durham University University of Paris |
| Thesis | Contributions to the Theory of Integral Functions[2] (1929) |
| Academic advisors | John Edensor Littlewood[2] |
Sir Edward Foyle Collingwood CBE FRS FRSE DL LLD (17 January 1900 – 25 October 1970) was an English mathematician and scientist. He was a member of the Eglingham branch of a prominent Northumbrian family, the son of Col. Cuthbert Collingwood of the Lancashire Fusiliers, whose family seat was at Lilburn Tower, near Wooler, Northumberland. His great grandfather was a brother of Admiral Lord Collingwood.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b c d Cartwright, D. M. L.; Hayman, W. K. (1971). "Edward Foyle Collingwood 1900-1970". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 17: 139. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0005. S2CID 73059823.
- ^ a b c Edward Collingwood at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Edward Collingwood", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32502. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)