Louis Napoleon George Filon

Louis Napoleon George Filon
FRS
Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
In office
1933–1935
Preceded byJohn Leigh Smeathman Hatton
Succeeded byHerbert Lightfoot Eason
Personal details
Born(1875-11-22)22 November 1875
Saint-Cloud, Paris, France
Died29 December 1937(1937-12-29) (aged 62)
Croydon, United Kingdom
ParentAugustin Filon (father)
EducationHerne House School
Alma mater
Known forFilon quadrature
Scientific career
FieldsApplied mathematics
Institutions
  • University College London
  • University of London
Academic advisors

Louis Napoleon George Filon, FRS (22 November 1875 – 29 December 1937)[1] was an English applied mathematician, famous for his research on classical mechanics and particularly the theory of elasticity and the mechanics of continuous media.[2][3] He also developed a method for the numerical quadrature of oscillatory integrals, now known as Filon quadrature.[4] He was Vice Chancellor of the University of London from 1933 to 1935.

  1. ^ Jeffery, G. B. (2004). "Filon, Louis Napoleon George (1875–1937) G. B. Jeffery". In Yoshioka, Alan (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). OUP. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33128. Retrieved 22 August 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Jeffery, G. B. (1939). "Louis Napoleon George Filon. 1875-1937". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (7): 501–509. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1939.0010. ISSN 1479-571X. JSTOR 769003.
  3. ^ Meleshko, V. V.; Selvadurai, A. P. S. (2003). "Contributions to the theory of elasticity by Louis Napoleon George Filon as viewed in the light of subsequent developments in biharmonic problems in applied mechanics and engineering mathematics". Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 46 (3–4): 191–212. Bibcode:2003JEnMa..46..191M. doi:10.1023/A:1025045710387. S2CID 118341680.
  4. ^ Filon, L. N. G. (1928). "On a quadrature formula for trigonometric integrals". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 49: 38–47. doi:10.1017/S0370164600026262.