Walter Hayman
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Walter Kurt Hayman was a British mathematician and university teacher specializing in mathematical and complex analysis. Born in Cologne in 1926, he was educated at St John's College and Gordonstoun. His academic career included positions at Imperial College London, the University of Exeter, and York University. He studied under doctoral advisor Mary Cartwright.
Hayman was a member of the Royal Society, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He received the De Morgan Medal, the Adams Prize, and the Berwick Prize, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His Erdős number was 2. He died in London in 2020. He was of Jewish ethnicity and spoke English.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cologne
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Gordonstoun
- Employer
- York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Smith's Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- Mary Cartwright
- Field of work
- complex analysis
- Image
- Walter Hayman.jpg
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- Commons category
- Walter Hayman
- date of birth
- 1926-01-06
- Erdős number
- 2
- date of death
- 2020-01-01
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- birth name
- Walter Kurt Hayman
- relative
- Kurt Hahn
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
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