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Arthur Erdélyi

Hungarian-born British mathematician · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1908 to 1977 · aged 69

Arthur Erdélyi FRS, FRSE was a Hungarian-born British mathematician. Erdélyi was a leading expert on special functions, particularly orthogonal polynomials and hypergeometric functions.

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1977Died12 December 1977Gunning Victoria Jubilee PrizeAward1975Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1945Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1908Born2 October 1908

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Awards

Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize1977
Fellow of the Royal Society1975
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1945

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1977 · aged 69