Harold Davenport
Harold Davenport | |
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Davenport in 1968 | |
| Born | 30 October 1907 Huncoat, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 9 June 1969 (aged 61) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | |
| Children | James H. Davenport |
| Awards | Rayleigh Prize (1930) Adams Prize (1940) Senior Berwick Prize (1954) Sylvester Medal (1967) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Number theory |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Wales University College London University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | John Edensor Littlewood |
| Doctoral students | John Horton Conway Alan Baker Peter Elliott H. L. Montgomery Martin Huxley G. L. Watson |
Harold Davenport FRS (30 October 1907 – 9 June 1969) was an English mathematician, known for his extensive work in number theory.