W. V. D. Hodge

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W. V. D. Hodge was a British mathematician renowned for his foundational work in algebraic geometry and for developing Hodge theory, which links topology, differential geometry, and complex analysis.

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instanceOf algebraic geometer
human
mathematician
academicDegree PhD in mathematics
awardReceived De Morgan Medal NERFINISHED
Royal Medal
Sylvester Medal NERFINISHED
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1903-06-17
dateOfDeath 1975-07-07
doctoralAdvisor H. F. Baker NERFINISHED
doctoralStudent David Mumford NERFINISHED
Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED
educatedAt George Heriot's School NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Edinburgh
employer Pembroke College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Bristol NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
familyName Hodge NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork algebraic geometry
complex analysis
differential geometry
mathematics
topology
gender male
givenName Douglas NERFINISHED
Vallance NERFINISHED
William
honorificTitle Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED
influenced algebraic geometry in the 20th century
development of modern Hodge theory
language English
memberOf Royal Society
name William Vallance Douglas Hodge NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor Hodge conjecture NERFINISHED
Hodge decomposition NERFINISHED
Hodge theory NERFINISHED
notableWork The Theory and Applications of Harmonic Integrals NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Edinburgh NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cambridge NERFINISHED
positionHeld Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Reader in Mathematics at the University of Bristol

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Hodge theory developedBy W. V. D. Hodge
Hodge Conjecture namedAfter W. V. D. Hodge
Henry Frederick Baker influenced W. V. D. Hodge