About Brian Hartley
Lived 1939 – 1994 (aged 55). Brian Hartley was a British mathematician.
Brian Hartley (15 May 1939 – 8 October 1994) was a British mathematician specialising in group theory.
Education Hartley's PhD thesis was completed in 1964 at the University of Cambridge under Philip Hall's supervision.
Personal life Hartley was a keen hill walker, and it was while descending Helvellyn in the English Lake District that he collapsed with a heart attack and died.
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Who was Brian Hartley?
British mathematician (1939–1994)
When was Brian Hartley born?
Brian Hartley was born on 15 May 1939 in Accrington.
When did Brian Hartley die?
Brian Hartley died on 8 October 1994.
What was Brian Hartley's occupation?
Brian Hartley was a mathematician.
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Brian Hartley was British.
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