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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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Fellow of the American Mathematical Society2013
Honorary Doctor of Louis Pasteur University1997
Adams Prize1972
Fields medal1970
Fellow of the Royal Society

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United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2018 · aged 78