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) |
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| 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 English mathematician who is best known for his disproof of the Pólya conjecture in 1958.
Haselgrove was educated at Blundell's School and from there won a scholarship to King's College, University of 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.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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
- Haselgrove, C.B. (1958). "A disproof of a conjecture of Pólya". Mathematika. 5 (2): 141–145. doi:10.1112/S0025579300001480. ISSN 0025-5793. MR 0104638. Zbl 0085.27102.
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