John Britton

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This article refers to the mathematician. For the English Catholic martyr, see John Britton (martyr); for the English antiquary see John Britton (antiquary). For the murdered family planning physician Dr. John Britton, see Paul Jennings Hill.

John Leslie Britton (November 18, 1927 – June 13, 1994) was an English mathematician from Yorkshire who worked in combinatorial group theory and was an expert on the word problem for groups. Britton was a member of the London Mathematical Society and was Secretary of Meetings and Membership with that organization from 1973-1976. Britton died in a climbing accident on the Isle of Skye.

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