Which Happened First?

John Edensor Littlewood

John Edensor Littlewood
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John Edensor Littlewood was a British mathematician. He worked on topics relating to analysis, number theory, and differential equations and had lengthy collaborations with G. H. Hardy, Srinivasa Ramanujan and Mary Cartwright.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alfréd HaarOctober 11, 1885 – March 16, 1933
  2. George MinotDecember 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950
  3. Grigory NeujminDecember 22, 1885 – December 17, 1946
  4. Harlow ShapleyNovember 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972
  5. John Edensor Littlewood (this page)June 9, 1885 – September 6, 1977
  6. Viggo BrunOctober 13, 1885 – August 15, 1978

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