Brian Haselgrove | |
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Born | 26 September 1926 |
Died | 27 May 1964 | (aged 37)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Albert Ingham |
Known for | disproof of Pólya conjecture |
Colin Brian Haselgrove (26 September 1926 – 27 May 1964) was an English mathematician who is best known for his disproof of the Pólya conjecture in 1958.
Haselgrove was educated at Blundell's School and from there won a scholarship to King's College, University of Cambridge. He obtained his Ph.D., which was supervised by Albert Ingham, from Cambridge in 1956.