About Edward Fraenkel
Lived 1927 – 2019 (aged 91). Edward Fraenkel was a British mathematician and university teacher.
Ludwig Edward Fraenkel FRS (28 May 1927 – 27 April 2019) was a German-born British mathematician, and professor at the University of Bath. He was the son of classicist Eduard Fraenkel.
Education Fraenkel earned an undergraduate degree (in 1947) and a Master of Science degree (in 1948) from the University of Toronto in the area of Aeronautical Engineering. His thesis was on the design of nozzles for supersonic wind tunnels.
Awards and honours In 1989, he was awarded the Senior Whitehead Prize. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993.
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Edward Fraenkel was born on 28 May 1927 in Kiel.
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Edward Fraenkel died on 27 April 2019.
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Edward Fraenkel was a mathematician and university teacher.
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