Richard V. Southwell
Richard Southwell | |
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| Born | Richard Vynne Southwell 2 July 1888 |
| Died | 9 December 1970 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Timoshenko Medal (1959) Elliott Cresson Medal (1964) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford Imperial College London |
| Doctoral students | Leslie Fox Olgierd Zienkiewicz |
Sir Richard Vynne Southwell, FRS (2 July 1888 – 9 December 1970) was a British mathematician who specialised in applied mechanics as an engineering science academic.