Louis J. Mordell
Louis Mordell | |
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Louis Mordell in Nice, 1970. | |
| Born | Louis Joel Mordell 28 January 1888 |
| Died | 12 March 1972 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Mordell conjecture Chowla–Mordell theorem Erdős–Mordell inequality Mordell–Weil theorem Mordell curve |
| Spouse | Mabel Elizabeth Cambridge |
| Children | Kathleen, Donald: 510 |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1912) De Morgan Medal (1941) Senior Berwick Prize (1946) Sylvester Medal (1949) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Birkbeck College UMIST Victoria University of Manchester University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Frederick Baker |
| Doctoral students | Ram Prakash Bambah J. W. S. Cassels |
Louis Joel Mordell (28 January 1888 – 12 March 1972) was an American-born British mathematician, known for his research in number theory. He was born in Philadelphia, United States, in a Jewish family of Lithuanian extraction.