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Winchester, Hampshire
Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles
Winchester has one of England's oldest schools, founded by William of Wykeham (1324-1404), Bishop of Winchester who also founded New College, Oxford. He is buried in the Chantry Chapel of the Cathedral. [1]
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Samuel Morland, G.H. Hardy and W.S. Gosset ("Student") were students here [2].
Hardy was first in the scholarship competition in 1890, but the school treated him so atrociously that he never returned nor attended a reunion. Indeed, he would never eat mutton, which the school served five days per week [3].
C.V. Durell was mathematics master from 1905 until his retirement in the 1940s [4].
C.H.O'D. (Hugh) Alexander taught mathematics here c1930.
Freeman J. Dyson was a student to 1941 [5].
The puzzle writer, Eric Revell Emmet, was a teacher here.
Wren designed a palace for Charles II at Winchester and construction started in 1683, but was abandoned on the King's death in 1685. The half-finished building was used as a barracks, but burned down in the 1890s. [6]
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Samuel Morland, G.H. Hardy and W.S. Gosset ("Student") were students here [2].
Hardy was first in the scholarship competition in 1890, but the school treated him so atrociously that he never returned nor attended a reunion. Indeed, he would never eat mutton, which the school served five days per week [3].
C.V. Durell was mathematics master from 1905 until his retirement in the 1940s [4].
C.H.O'D. (Hugh) Alexander taught mathematics here c1930.
Freeman J. Dyson was a student to 1941 [5].
The puzzle writer, Eric Revell Emmet, was a teacher here.
Wren designed a palace for Charles II at Winchester and construction started in 1683, but was abandoned on the King's death in 1685. The half-finished building was used as a barracks, but burned down in the 1890s. [6]
References (show)
- Greenwood, Douglas. Who's Buried Where in England. (1982); 2nd ed., Constable, London, 1990, pp.164-165 with photo on p.165.
- Sandon, F. Review of Student's Collected Papers. Math. Gaz. 27 (1943) 225-226.
- Kanigel, Robert. The Man Who Knew Infinity. A Life of the Genius Ramanujan. (Scribner's, NY, 1991); Abacus (Little, Brown & Co. (UK)), London, 1992. pp.112, 120, 124
- Maxwell, Edwin A. Obituary: Clement Vavasour Durell. Math. Gaz. 53 (No. 385) (Oct 1969) 312-313.
- Kanigel, Robert. The Man Who Knew Infinity. A Life of the Genius Ramanujan. (Scribner's, NY, 1991); Abacus (Little, Brown & Co. (UK)), London, 1992. pp.339 & 368
- Summerson, John. Sir Christopher Wren. Brief Lives, Collins, London, 1953. p.118
The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles was created by David Singmaster.
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