William V. D. Hodge
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William V. D. Hodge was a Scottish mathematician renowned for his foundational work in algebraic geometry and for developing Hodge theory, which links differential geometry and topology.
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| William V. D. Hodge canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Royal Medal ⓘ Sylvester Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1903-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-07-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
George Heriot's School
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
Pembroke College, Cambridge
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University of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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differential geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | H. F. Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Michael Atiyah
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algebraic geometers of the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Solomon Lefschetz
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Élie Cartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hodge conjecture
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Hodge decomposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodge theory NERFINISHED ⓘ foundational work in algebraic geometry ⓘ work on harmonic forms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Royal Society of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Theory and Applications of Harmonic Integrals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge
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England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge
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Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Kähler manifolds
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cohomology of algebraic varieties ⓘ harmonic forms ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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