John M. Pollard

British mathematician (born 1941)
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Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
October 1941, October 25, 1941[2][4]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
mathematician
Field of work
number theory[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[11]
Family name
Pollard[9]
Given name
John[10]
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WikiProject Mathematics[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en John M. Pollard en John Pollard ar جون إم. بولارد de John Pollard de John Michael Pollard es John M. Pollard fa الگوریتم p-۱ پولارد ja ジョン・ポラード zh 约翰·波拉德
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/m/0435st
MR Author ID
140785
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
41519
PlanetMath ID
JohnPollard
ZbMATH author ID
pollard.john-m

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Summary

John M. Pollard was born in London[1]. He was born in October 1941[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John M. Pollard include Pollard's rho algorithm[13], an algorithm[14] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm[15], an algorithm[16].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Pollard's rho algorithm[17], an algorithm[18] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm[19], an algorithm[20]. Entities named for him include Pollard's rho algorithm[13], an algorithm[14] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm[15], an algorithm[16].

FAQs

Where was John M. Pollard born?

Born in London[1].

What did John M. Pollard do for work?

John M. Pollard worked as mathematician[3].

Where did John M. Pollard go to school?

John M. Pollard was educated at University of Cambridge[7].

What did John M. Pollard discover?

John M. Pollard is credited as discoverer of Pollard's rho algorithm[17] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm[19].

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  4. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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