Robert Alexander Rankin
Robert Rankin | |
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| Born | 27 October 1915 Garlieston, Scotland |
| Died | 27 January 2001 (aged 85) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1987) De Morgan Medal (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Number theory |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Birmingham University of Glasgow |
| Doctoral advisor | G. H. Hardy and Albert Ingham |
| Doctoral students | Michael P. Drazin |
Robert Alexander Rankin FRSE FRSAMD (27 October 1915 – 27 January 2001) was a Scottish mathematician who worked in analytic number theory.