About Wilfrid Norman Bailey
Lived 1893 – 1961 (aged 68). Wilfrid Norman Bailey was a mathematician.
Wilfrid Norman Bailey (born 5 September 1893, Consett, Durham; died 23 October 1961, Eastbourne) was a mathematician who introduced Bailey's lemma and Bailey pairs into the theory of basic hypergeometric series. Bailey chains and Bailey transforms are named after him.
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Who was Wilfrid Norman Bailey?
British mathematician (1893-1961)
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Wilfrid Norman Bailey was born on 5 September 1893 in County Durham.
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Wilfrid Norman Bailey died on 23 October 1961 in Eastbourne.
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Wilfrid Norman Bailey was a mathematician.
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