Ludwig Edward Fraenkel FRS[1] (28 May 1927 – 27 April 2019)[2][3] was a German-born British mathematician, and professor at the University of Bath.[4] He was the son of classicist Eduard Fraenkel.
Edward Fraenkel | |
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 Fraenkel in 2017 | |
| Born | Ludwig Eduard Fraenkel 28 May 1927 |
| Died | 27 April 2019 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BSc, MSc) |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Bath |
| Thesis | On the design of nozzles for supersonic wind tunnels (1948) |
Education
editFraenkel earned an undergraduate degree (in 1947) and a Master of Science degree (in 1948) from the University of Toronto in the area of Aeronautical Engineering.[5] His thesis was on the design of nozzles for supersonic wind tunnels.[6]
Awards and honours
editIn 1989, he was awarded the Senior Whitehead Prize.[7] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993.
References
edit- ^ Burton, G. R.; Toland, J. F. (2020). "Ludwig Edward Fraenkel. 28 May 1927—27 April 2019". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 69: 175–201. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2020.0014. S2CID 222142828.
- ^ Tartar, Luc (2007). An Introduction to Sobolev Spaces and Interpolation Spaces. Springer. p. 170. ISBN 9783540714835.
- ^ "Ludwig Edward Fraenkel | Royal Society".
- ^ "Edward Fraenkel".
- ^ Edmunds, D. E.; Fraenkel, L. E.; Pemberton, M. (2017). "Frederick Gerard Friedlander. 25 December 1917 — 20 May 2001". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 63: 273–307. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2016.0027.
- ^ "In memory of Professor Edward Fraenkel | Faculty of Science Staff".
- ^ "List of LMS prize winners | London Mathematical Society".