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G. H. Hardy
G. H. Hardy | |
|---|---|
 Hardy, c. 1927 | |
| Born | Godfrey Harold Hardy 7 February 1877 Cranleigh, Surrey, England |
| Died | 1 December 1947 (aged 70) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Hardy–Weinberg principle Hardy–Ramanujan asymptotic formula Critical line theorem Hardy–Littlewood tauberian theorem Hardy space Hardy notation Hardy–Littlewood inequality Hardy's inequality Hardy's theorem Hardy–Littlewood circle method Hardy field Hardy–Littlewood zeta function conjectures |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1901) Royal Medal (1920) De Morgan Medal (1929) Chauvenet Prize (1932) Sylvester Medal (1940) Copley Medal (1947) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
| Academic advisors | A. E. H. Love E. T. Whittaker |
| Doctoral students | Mary Cartwright I. J. Good Edward Linfoot Cyril Offord Harry Pitt Richard Rado Robert Rankin Donald Spencer Tirukkannapuram Vijayaraghavan E. M. Wright |
| Other notable students | Sydney Chapman Edward Titchmarsh Ethel Newbold |
Godfrey Harold Hardy FRS[1] (7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947)[2] was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis.[3][4] In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of population genetics.
G. H. Hardy is usually known by those outside the field of mathematics for his 1940 essay A Mathematician's Apology, often considered one of the best insights into the mind of a working mathematician written for the layperson.
Starting in 1914, Hardy was the mentor of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, a relationship that has become celebrated.[5] Hardy almost immediately recognised Ramanujan's extraordinary albeit untutored brilliance, and Hardy and Ramanujan became close collaborators.[6] In an interview by Paul Erdős, when Hardy was asked what his greatest contribution to mathematics was, Hardy unhesitatingly replied that it was the discovery of Ramanujan.[7] In a lecture on Ramanujan, Hardy said that "my association with him is the one romantic incident in my life".[8]: 2
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frswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1947 4a 204 Cambridge – Godfrey H. Hardy, aged 70
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "G. H. Hardy", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ G. H. Hardy at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan Archived 5 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ Littlewood, J.E.; Bollobás, B. (1986). Littlewood's Miscellany (Rev. ed.). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33058-9.
- ^ Alladi, Krishnaswami (19 December 1987), "Ramanujan—An Estimation", The Hindu, Madras, India, ISSN 0971-751X. Cited in Hoffman, Paul (1998), The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, Fourth Estate, pp. 82–83, ISBN 1-85702-829-5
- ^ Hardy, G. H. (1999). Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on Subjects Suggested by his Life and Work. Providence, RI: AMS Chelsea. ISBN 978-0-8218-2023-0.
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