W. V. D. Hodge
British mathematician (1903–1975)
Sir William Vallance Douglas Hodge [2] (/hɒdʒ/; 17 June 1903 – 7 July 1975 G) was a geometer.[3][4]
W. V. D. Hodge | |
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| Born | 17 June 1903 Edinburgh, UK |
| Died | 7 July 1975 (aged 72) Cambridge, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | George Watson's College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh St John's College, Cambridge[1] |
| Known for | Hodge conjecture Hodge dual Hodge bundle Hodge theory |
| Awards | Adams Prize (1936) Senior Berwick Prize (1952) Royal Medal (1957) De Morgan Medal (1959) Copley Medal (1974) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | E. T. Whittaker |
| Doctoral students | Michael Atiyah Ian R. Porteous David J. Simms |
Works
changeHe discovered deep topological relations between algebraic and differential geometry. This is an area of harmonics now called Hodge theory. It is used in manifolds. It had big sway in academic geometry for several generations of mathematics education.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Hodge biography - University of St Andrews
- ↑ Atiyah, M. F. (1976). "William Vallance Douglas Hodge. 17 June 1903 -- 7 July 1975". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 22: 169–192. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0007. S2CID 72054846.
- ↑ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "W. V. D. Hodge", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- ↑ W. V. D. Hodge at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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