G. H. Hardy
7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947
Godfrey Harold Hardy was an English mathematician known for his work in analysis and number theory. He is remembered for his collaboration with John Littlewood, his mentorship of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his essay A Mathematician's Apology. He also gave his name to the Hardy–Weinberg principle in population genetics.
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Life events
Godfrey Harold Hardy was born in Cranleigh, Surrey, into a family of teachers.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a fellow soon after graduating.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe derived the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium describing allele frequencies in populations, published independently of Wilhelm Weinberg.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began a decades-long and highly productive mathematical partnership with John Edensor Littlewood.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe invited the self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan to Cambridge and collaborated closely with him.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford before returning to Cambridge.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe returned to Cambridge as Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe published his celebrated essay reflecting on the aesthetics and value of pure mathematics.
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