Alexander Murray Macbeath
Alexander Murray Macbeath (30 June 1923 Glasgow – 14 May 2014 Warwick) was a mathematician who worked on Riemann surfaces. Macbeath surfaces and Macbeath regions are named after him.
Murray Macbeath | |
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Murray Macbeath (right) with Wilhelm Kaup | |
| Born | Alexander Murray Macbeath 30 June 1923 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 14 May 2014 (aged 90) Warwick, England |
| Alma mater | Queens University, Belfast (B.A.) Clare College, Cambridge (M.A.) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1950) |
| Occupation(s) | mathematician, professor |
| Known for | WWII codebreaking, MacBeath Surfaces, MacBeath Regions |
| Spouse | Julie (1952-his death) |
| Children | 2 |
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