George Ballard Mathews
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George Ballard Mathews, FRS (February 23, 1861 — March 19, 1922) was an English
mathematician who specialized in number theory
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He was born in London
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After receiving his degree (as Senior Wrangler) from St John's College, Cambridge
in 1883, he was elected a Fellow of St John's College.
He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1897. His candidature citation read: "Eminent mathematician. Author of the following works of merit in connection with mathematics:- Theory of Numbers, Cambridge, Deighton Bell & Co 1892- Complex Multiplication Moduli of Elliptic Functions for the Determinants - 53 and -61 Proc. Lond. Mathe. Socy XXI- On Class-invariants Proc. Lond. Math Socy XXI- Note on Dirichlet's Formula for the Number of Classes of Binary Quadratic Forms for a Complex Determinant. Proc. Lond. Math. Socy XXIII - In Binary Quadratic forms with Complex Coefficients and On the Clarification of Symmetric Functions Quart. Journ. Mathcs XXVI - Irregular Determinants and subtriplicate forms Messenger of Mathematics XX- and others "
He died in Liverpool
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England
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mathematician who specialized in number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
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He was born in London
London
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After receiving his degree (as Senior Wrangler) from St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
in 1883, he was elected a Fellow of St John's College.
He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1897. His candidature citation read: "Eminent mathematician. Author of the following works of merit in connection with mathematics:- Theory of Numbers, Cambridge, Deighton Bell & Co 1892- Complex Multiplication Moduli of Elliptic Functions for the Determinants - 53 and -61 Proc. Lond. Mathe. Socy XXI- On Class-invariants Proc. Lond. Math Socy XXI- Note on Dirichlet's Formula for the Number of Classes of Binary Quadratic Forms for a Complex Determinant. Proc. Lond. Math. Socy XXIII - In Binary Quadratic forms with Complex Coefficients and On the Clarification of Symmetric Functions Quart. Journ. Mathcs XXVI - Irregular Determinants and subtriplicate forms Messenger of Mathematics XX- and others "
He died in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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