John Charles Burkill

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John Charles Burkill (born February 1, 1900 in Holt , Norfolk , † April 6, 1993 in Sheffield ) is a British mathematician who dealt with analysis.

Burkill attended St. Paul's School in London and studied after winning a scholarship in 1917 and after a short time as a soldier in World War I from 1919 at Trinity College, Cambridge University . In 1921 he graduated, but continued research at the university. In 1922 he received his PhD from Cambridge (on surface integrals), where he won the Smith Prize in 1923 . In 1924 he became a professor at Liverpool University . In 1929 he was back in Cambridge as a lecturer and fellow of the Peterhouse , which he remained until the end of his career. In 1961 he became a reader . In 1967 he initially retired, but then took over the post of Masters at Peterhouse College from 1968 to 1973 . In 1948 he won the Adams Prize in Cambridge .

Burkill dealt with real analysis and especially integration theory (the Burkill integral is named after him) and published several textbooks known at the time.

He had been married to Greta Braun, of German descent, since 1928 and had three children. Together they also supported numerous young people who had fled to England from Germany during the Nazi regime and adopted two of them, including the mathematician Harry Burkill. They also accepted Harry Reuter as a refugee from Germany.

In 1953 he became a member of the Royal Society .

Fonts

  • The Lebesgue Integral, Cambridge University Press 1951
  • First course in mathematical analysis, Cambridge University Press 1962
  • A second course in mathematical analysis, with Harry Burkill, Cambridge University Press, 1980, 2002
  • The Theory of ordinary differential equations, Interscience, Oliver and Boyd 1956

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SURNAME Burkill, John Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Holt , Norfolk
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1993
Place of death Sheffield