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Edward Routh

English-Quebecois mathematician (1831-1907) · Academics · Died at 76

Edward John Routh was an English mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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1907Died7 June 19071877Adams PrizeAward1872Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1854Smith's PrizeAward1831Born20 January 1831

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Adams Prize1877
Fellow of the Royal Society1872
Smith's Prize1854

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He also did much to systematise the mathematical theory of mechanics and created several ideas critical to the development of modern control systems theory.

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Academics
Type
Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1831 to 1907 · aged 76