Biography:Geoffrey Thomas Bennett
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Geoffrey Thomas Bennett (1868-1943) was an English mathematician, professor at the University of Cambridge.
Life and work
Born in London, he began his secondary studies at the University College School, under Robert Tucker. After one year at University College of London Bennett obtained a scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge where he graduated in 1890 as Senior Wrangler. However the best grade in the Mathematical Tripos of that year was for Philippa Fawcett but she was not included in the list for his gender.[1]
Upon completion of his studies he was appointed college lecturer of mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He held a fellowship at the college from 1893 until his death in 1943.[2] He had also great interest in music and athletics. He was a keen bicyclist and a good pianist.[3]
During the First World War he was member of the Anti-Aircraft Experimental Section (AAES) for his versatility and for his ability solving geometrical problems by mechanical means.[4]
References
- ↑ Baker 1944, p. 597.
- ↑ Frederickson 2002, p. 152.
- ↑ Baker 1944, p. 598.
- ↑ Barrow-Green 2014, p. 91.
Bibliography
- Baker, H.F. (1944). "Geoffrey Thomas Bennett. 1868-1943". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 4 (13): 596–615. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0011. ISSN 1479-571X.
- Barrow-Green, June (2014). "Cambridge Mathematicians' Responses to the First World War". in David Aubin, Catherine Goldstein. The War of Guns and Mathematics. American Mathematical Society. pp. 59–124. ISBN 978-1-4704-1469-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=8By8BAAAQBAJ.
- Frederickson, Greg N. (2002). Dissections: Plane and Fancy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52582-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=pHPMpj2DedsC.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Geoffrey Thomas Bennett", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bennett.html.
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