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Leonard James Rogers
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Leonard James Rogers was a British mathematician and university teacher. Born in Oxford in 1862, he was the son of Thorold Rogers. He received his education at Balliol College and later served as a faculty member at the University of Leeds. Rogers was a member of the Royal Society and the London Mathematical Society, and his work is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
His notable contributions to mathematics include the Rogers–Ramanujan identities, Rogers–Szegő polynomials, and Rogers polynomials. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Rogers died in Oxford on September 12, 1933. He spoke English and held United Kingdom citizenship.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonard
- Family name
- Rogers
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Father
- Thorold Rogers
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Balliol College
- Employer
- University of Leeds
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Rogers polynomials
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Leonard James Rogers.jpg
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- date of death
- 1933-09-12
- date of birth
- 1862-03-30
- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- Leonard James Rogers
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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