Alan Baker
English mathematician (1939-2018) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 78
Alan Baker was an English mathematician, known for his work on effective methods in number theory, in particular those arising from transcendental number theory.
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2018Died4 February 20182013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward1997Honorary Doctor of Louis Pasteur UniversityAward1972Adams PrizeAward1970Fields medalAward1939Born19 August 1939
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1939 to 2018 · aged 78