Henry Thomas Herbert Piaggio
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Henry Thomas Herbert Piaggio (2 June 1884–26 June 1967) was an English
mathematician
. Educated at the City of London School
and St John's College Cambridge, he was appointed lecturer in mathematics at the University of Nottingham
in 1908 and then the first Professor
of Mathematics in 1919. He was the author of "An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations
and their Applications".
England
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. Educated at the City of London School
City of London School
The City of London School is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England. It is the brother school of the City of London School for Girls and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School...
and St John's College Cambridge, he was appointed lecturer in mathematics at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
in 1908 and then the first Professor
Professor
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of Mathematics in 1919. He was the author of "An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations
Differential equation
A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
and their Applications".