C. Brian Haselgrove
For the British archaeologist, see Colin Haselgrove.
| Brian Haselgrove | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1926 |
| Died | 27 May 1964 (aged 37) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Some theorems in the analytic theory of numbers (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Ingham |
| Known for | disproof of Pólya conjecture |
| Notable awards | Smith's Prize (1950) |
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.
References
- Haselgrove, C.B. (1958). "A disproof of a conjecture of Pólya". Mathematika 5: 141–145. doi:10.1112/S0025579300001480. ISSN 0025-5793. MR 0104638. Zbl 0085.27102.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "C. Brian Haselgrove", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- C. Brian Haselgrove at the Mathematics Genealogy Project