C. Brian Haselgrove
Brian Haselgrove | |
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| Born | 26 September 1926 |
| Died | 27 May 1964 (aged 37) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Disproof of Pólya conjecture |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1950) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Some theorems in the analytic theory of numbers (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Ingham |
Colin Brian Haselgrove (26 September 1926 – 27 May 1964) was an
disproof of the Pólya conjecture in 1958.[1]
Haselgrove was educated at Blundell's School and from there won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge. He obtained his Ph.D., which was supervised by Albert Ingham, from Cambridge in 1956.
Personal life
Haselgrove was married to fellow mathematician Jenifer Haselgrove. After having suffered minor epileptic fits for several years caused by a brain tumor, he died in Manchester in May 1964.[2]
References
- Zbl 0085.27102.
- ^ Leech, Jenifer; Robertson, Edmund, "C. Brian Haselgrove", in O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. (eds.), MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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