About: Edmund Taylor Whittaker

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Edmund Taylor Whittaker FRS FRSE (24 October 1873 – 24 March 1956) was an English mathematician who contributed widely to applied mathematics, mathematical physics and the theory of special functions. He had a particular interest in numerical analysis, but also worked on celestial mechanics and the history of physics. Near the end of his career he received the Copley Medal, the most prestigious honorary award in British science.

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rdfs:comment	Edmund Taylor Whittaker FRS FRSE (24 October 1873 – 24 March 1956) was an English mathematician who contributed widely to applied mathematics, mathematical physics and the theory of special functions. He had a particular interest in numerical analysis, but also worked on celestial mechanics and the history of physics. Near the end of his career he received the Copley Medal, the most prestigious honorary award in British science.
foaf:name	Edmund Taylor Whittaker Whittaker, Edmund Taylor
dc:description	British mathematician
academic advisor	Darwin, George Andrew Russell Forsyth
alma mater	College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's foundation
award	The President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge dbpedia:Smith's_Prize dbpedia:Sylvester_Medal dbpedia:Copley_Medal dbpedia:De_Morgan_Medal
birth date	1873-10-24(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Southport Lancashire
birth year	1873-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
citizenship	United Kingdom
death date	1956-03-24(xsd:dateTime)
death place	City of Edinburgh
death year	1956-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
doctoral student	Walker, Arthur Geoffrey Aitken, Alexander Craig G. H. Hardy Watson, George Neville Vaidyanathaswamy, Ramaswamy S.
field	dbpedia:Mathematics
known for	A Course of Modern Analysis dbpedia:Whittaker_function
nationality	English people
notable student	Hodge, William Vallance Douglas Gray, Marion Cameron
is academic advisor of	Hodge, William Vallance Douglas G. H. Hardy
is author of	A Course of Modern Analysis
is doctoral advisor of	Aitken, Alexander Craig Watson, George Neville
is notable student of	Darwin, George

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