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British mathematician (1926–2020)

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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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  • Meromorphic functions
  • Research problems in function theory
  • Subharmonic Functions (London Mathematical Society Monographs, No 20)
  • Multivalent functions

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1970-12-01

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Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Cologne
Place of death
London
Educated at
Gordonstoun
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Mary Cartwright
Field of work
complex analysis
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Walter Hayman
date of birth
1926-01-06
Erdős number
2
date of death
2020-01-01
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birth name
Walter Kurt Hayman
relative
Kurt Hahn
ethnic group
Jewish people
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