Log in
Enquire now
Harold Jeffreys

Harold Jeffreys

Mathematician

OverviewStructured DataIssuesContributors

Contents

Is a
Person
Person

Person attributes

Birthdate
April 22, 1891
Birthplace
Fatfield
Fatfield
Date of Death
March 18, 1989
Place of Death
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Author of
‌
Methods of mathematical physics
0
‌
Earthquakes and mountains
0
‌
Cartesian tensors
0
‌
The future of the earth
0
Educated at
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
0
Durham University
Durham University
Newcastle University
Newcastle University
0
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
0
Occupation
Mathematician
Mathematician
Scientist
Scientist
Author
Author
0
Writer
Writer
0
‌
Statistician
Astronomer
Astronomer
ISNI
00000001106148560
Open Library ID
OL49493A0
VIAF
492937890

Other attributes

Citizenship
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Doctoral Advisor
H. F. Baker
H. F. Baker
0
Doctoral Students
‌
Sydney Goldstein
0
‌
Michael S. Longuet-Higgins
‌
V. S. Huzurbazar
0
‌
Hermann Bondi
0
Notable Work
‌
Jeffreys prior
0
Wikidata ID
Q379999
Overview

Harold Jeffreys was a mathematician, astronomer, and statistician born on 22 April 1891 in Fatfield. He held British citizenship and was educated at Durham University. Jeffreys' contribution to academia extended to one of his doctoral students, Michael S. Longuet-Higgins.

After a remarkable career, Harold Jeffreys passed away on 18 March 1989 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Timeline

No Timeline data yet.

Current Employer

Patents

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date
No Further Resources data yet.

References

Find more people like Harold Jeffreys

Use the Golden Query Tool to discover related individuals, professionals, or experts with similar interests, expertise, or connections in the Knowledge Graph.
Open Query Tool
Access by API
Golden Query Tool
Golden logo

Company

  • Home
  • Pricing
  • Become an Editor
  • Enterprise

Legal

  • Terms of Service
  • Enterprise Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

Help

  • Help center
  • API Documentation
  • Contact Us
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Service.