C. Brian Haselgrove
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.
Brian Haselgrove | |
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| Born | 26 September 1926 Waltham Forest, London |
| Died | 27 May 1964 (aged 37) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Disproof of Pólya conjecture |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1950) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Some theorems in the analytic theory of numbers (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Ingham |
Haselgrove was educated at Blundell's School and from there won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge. He obtained his Ph.D., which was supervised by Albert Ingham, from Cambridge in 1956.
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