John Edensor Littlewood
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Summary
John Edensor Littlewood was born on June 9, 1885[1], in Rochester[2]. He died on September 6, 1977[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,886 views/month, #7,100 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
- Field of work: mathematical analysis[9], number theory[10], mathematics[11], theory of differential equations[12], calculus[13]
- Position held: Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics[14]
- Employer: Victoria University of Manchester[15], Trinity College[16], University of Cambridge[17]
- Educated at: Trinity College[18], St Paul's School[19], University of Cambridge[20]
- Doctoral advisor: Ernest Barnes[21]
- Notable work: First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[22], Second Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[23], Hardy–Littlewood circle method[24], Hardy–Littlewood inequality[25], Hardy–Littlewood tauberian theorem[26]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[27], Copley Medal[28], Royal Medal[29], De Morgan Medal[30], Senior Berwick Prize[31], Sylvester Medal[32], Smith's Prize[33]
- Member of: Royal Society[34], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[35], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[36], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[37]
- Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Doctoral student: Donald C. Spencer[40], A. O. L. Atkin[41], Sarvadaman Chowla[42], Edward Collingwood[43], Harold Davenport[44], Thomas Muirhead Flett[45], Albert Ingham[46], Chike Obi[47], Srinivasa Ramanujan[48], Stanley Skewes[49], Philip Stein[50], Peter Swinnerton-Dyer[51], Samuel Verblunsky[52], Laurence Chisholm Young[53]
- Family name: Littlewood[54]
- Given name: John[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for John Edensor Littlewood include Littlewood's law[56], Littlewood conjecture[57], Hardy–Littlewood inequality[58], and Hardy–Littlewood circle method[59].
Why It Matters
John Edensor Littlewood has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Mary Cartwright[62], a mathematician[63], 1900–1998[64], of United Kingdom[65], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[66], specialised in mathematics[67] and Albert Ingham[68], a mathematician[69], 1900–1967[70], of United Kingdom[71], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[72], specialised in number theory[73].
He is credited with the discovery of First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[74], a conjecture[75]. Works attributed to him include Littlewood's three principles of real analysis[76], a mathematical concept[77]. Entities named for him include Littlewood's law[56], Littlewood conjecture[57], Hardy–Littlewood inequality[58], and Hardy–Littlewood circle method[59].
His notable doctoral advisees include Srinivasa Ramanujan[78], Peter Swinnerton-Dyer[79], Harold Davenport[80], Chike Obi[81], Donald C. Spencer[82], and Stanley Skewes[83].
FAQs
Where was John Edensor Littlewood born?
John Edensor Littlewood's place of birth was Rochester[2].
Where did John Edensor Littlewood die?
John Edensor Littlewood died in Cambridge[4].
What did John Edensor Littlewood do for work?
John Edensor Littlewood worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did John Edensor Littlewood go to school?
John Edensor Littlewood was educated at Trinity College[18], St Paul's School[19], and University of Cambridge[20].
What awards did John Edensor Littlewood receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[27], Copley Medal[28], Royal Medal[29], and De Morgan Medal[30].
Who did John Edensor Littlewood influence?
John Edensor Littlewood has been cited as an influence by Mary Cartwright[62] and Albert Ingham[68].
What did John Edensor Littlewood discover?
John Edensor Littlewood is credited as discoverer of First Hardy–Littlewood conjecture[74].