About John Britton
Lived 1927 – 1994 (aged 66). John Britton was a British mathematician.
John Leslie Britton (18 November 1927 – 13 June 1994) was an English mathematician from Yorkshire who worked in combinatorial group theory and was an expert on the word problem for groups. Britton was a member of the London Mathematical Society and was Secretary of Meetings and Membership with that organization from 1973 to 1976.
Britton died in a climbing accident on the Isle of Skye.
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Who was John Britton?
British mathematician (1927-1994)
When was John Britton born?
John Britton was born on 18 November 1927 in Cottingham.
When did John Britton die?
John Britton died on 13 June 1994 in Isle of Skye.
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John Britton was a mathematician.
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John Britton was British.
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