Louis Mordell | |
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 Louis Mordell in Nice, 1970. | |
| Born | Louis Joel Mordell 28 January 1888 |
| Died | 12 March 1972 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge[1] |
| Known for | Mordell conjecture Chowla–Mordell theorem Erdős–Mordell inequality Mordell–Weil theorem Mordell curve |
| Spouse | Mabel Elizabeth Cambridge[2] |
| Children | Kathleen, Donald[1]: 510 |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1912) De Morgan Medal (1941) Senior Berwick Prize (1946) Sylvester Medal (1949) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Birkbeck College UMIST Victoria University of Manchester University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Frederick Baker[2][3] |
| Doctoral students | Ram Prakash Bambah J. W. S. Cassels[2][3] |
Louis Joel Mordell (28 January 1888 – 12 March 1972) was an American-born British mathematician, known for pioneering research in number theory. He was born in Philadelphia, United States, in a Jewish family of Lithuanian extraction.[4]
- ^ a b c Cassels, J. W. S. (1973). "Louis Joel Mordell 1888-1972". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 19: 493–520. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1973.0018. S2CID 56887094.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Louis J. Mordell", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ a b Louis J. Mordell at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Louis Mordell - Biography".