G.H. Hardy
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Summary
G.H. Hardy was born in Cranleigh[1]. He died in Cambridge[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,480 views/month, #6,461 of 1,000,298).[5]
Key Facts
- Place of death: Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital[6]
- Place of burial: Trinity College Chapel[7]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
- Field of work: mathematical analysis[9], number theory[10], mathematics[11], calculus[12], pure mathematics[13]
- Position held: chairperson[14]
- Employer: University of Cambridge[15], University of Oxford[16]
- Educated at: Trinity College[17], Cranleigh School[18], Winchester College[19], University of Cambridge[20]
- Doctoral advisor: Augustus Edward Hough Love[21], E. T. Whittaker[22]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[23], Copley Medal[24], Royal Medal[25], De Morgan Medal[26], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[27], Chauvenet Prize[28], Sylvester Medal[29], Smith's Prize[30]
- Member of: Royal Society[31], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[32], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[33], French Academy of Sciences[34], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[35], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[36], National Academy of Sciences[37], Russian Academy of Sciences[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Doctoral student: Mary Cartwright[40], Srinivasa Ramanujan[41], Lancelot Stephen Bosanquet[42], Sydney Chapman[43], I. J. Good[44], Frank Vigor Morley[45], Cyril Offord[46], Harry Pitt[47], Richard Rado[48], Robert Alexander Rankin[49], K. Ananda Rau[50], Frank Smithies[51], Donald C. Spencer[52], Edward Charles Titchmarsh[53]
- Commons category: G. H. Hardy[54]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for G.H. Hardy include Hardy–Weinberg principle[55], 1729[56], Hardy space[57], Hardy's inequality[58], Hardy–Littlewood inequality[59], and Hardy–Littlewood circle method[60].
Why It Matters
G.H. Hardy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
He has been cited as an influence by Alexander Oppenheim[63], a mathematician[64], 1903–1997[65], of United Kingdom[66], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[67], specialised in number theory[68] and Radoslav Rochallyi[69], a writer[70], b. 1980[71], of Slovakia[72], specialised in poetry[73].
He is credited with the discovery of First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[74], a conjecture[75]. Works attributed to him include A Mathematician's Apology[76], a written work[77]. Entities named for him include Hardy–Weinberg principle[55], 1729[56], Hardy space[57], Hardy's inequality[58], Hardy–Littlewood inequality[59], and Hardy–Littlewood circle method[60].
His notable doctoral advisees include Srinivasa Ramanujan[78], I. J. Good[79], Mary Cartwright[80], Sydney Chapman[81], Tirukkannapuram Vijayaraghavan[82], and Donald C. Spencer[83].
FAQs
Where was G.H. Hardy born?
G.H. Hardy was born in Cranleigh[1].
Where did G.H. Hardy die?
G.H. Hardy died in Cambridge[2].
What did G.H. Hardy do for work?
G.H. Hardy worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].
Where did G.H. Hardy go to school?
G.H. Hardy was educated at Trinity College[17], Cranleigh School[18], Winchester College[19], and University of Cambridge[20].
What awards did G.H. Hardy receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[23], Copley Medal[24], Royal Medal[25], and De Morgan Medal[26].
Who did G.H. Hardy influence?
G.H. Hardy has been cited as an influence by Alexander Oppenheim[63] and Radoslav Rochallyi[69].
What did G.H. Hardy discover?
G.H. Hardy is credited as discoverer of First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[74].