Alexander Oppenheim
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Sir Alexander Oppenheim, OBE, PMN, FRSE (4 February 1903 – 13 December 1997) was a British mathematician and university administrator. In Diophantine approximation and the theory of quadratic forms, he proposed the Oppenheim conjecture.
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Sir Alexander Oppenheim | |
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Born | 4 February 1903 Salford, United Kingdom |
Died | 13 December 1997(1997-12-13) (aged 94) Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Chicago |
Known for | Oppenheim conjecture |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1956) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Benin University of Ghana University of Singapore University of Malaya University of Edinburgh |
Thesis | Minima of Indefinite Quadratic Quaternary Forms (1930) |
Doctoral advisor | L.E. Dickson |
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