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W. V. D. Hodge

British mathematician (1903-1975) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

Sir William Vallance Douglas Hodge was a British mathematician, specifically a geometer.

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1975Died7 July 19751974Copley MedalAward1959De Morgan MedalAwardKnight BachelorAward1957Royal MedalAward1952Senior Berwick PrizeAward1938Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1937Adams PrizeAward1903Born17 June 1903

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Copley Medal1974
De Morgan Medal1959
Knight Bachelor1959
Royal Medal1957
Senior Berwick Prize1952
Fellow of the Royal Society1938
Adams Prize1937
Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1975 · aged 72