Fritz Ursell

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Fritz J. Ursell FRS (born 1923, Düsseldorf) is a British Mathematician noted for his contribution to fluid mechanics. He held the Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester from 1961-1990 [1], was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1972 and retired in 1990. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester.

Ursell has an Erdős number of 3.

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• Fritz Ursell, Ship Hydrodynamics, Water Waves and Asymptotics: Collected Papers of F. Ursell, 1946-1992 (Advanced Series on Fluid Mechanics) ISBN 9810214553.

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Preceded by James Lighthill

Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics at University of Manchester 1961 – 1990

Succeeded by Philip Hall