Harold Davenport | |
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 Davenport in 1968 | |
| Born | 30 October 1907 Huncoat, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 9 June 1969 (aged 61) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | |
| Children | James H. Davenport |
| Awards | Rayleigh Prize (1930) Adams Prize (1940) Senior Berwick Prize (1954) Sylvester Medal (1967) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Number theory |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Wales University College London University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | John Edensor Littlewood[2] |
| Doctoral students | John Horton Conway Alan Baker Peter Elliott H. L. Montgomery Martin Huxley G. L. Watson[2] |
Harold Davenport FRS[1] (30 October 1907 – 9 June 1969) was an English mathematician, known for his extensive work in number theory.
- ^ a b Rogers, C. A.; Birch, B. J.; Halberstam, H.; Burgess, D. A. (1971). "Harold Davenport 1907-1969". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 17: 159–192. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0006. S2CID 123347742.
- ^ a b Harold Davenport at the Mathematics Genealogy Project