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Report on the papers of Professor Edward Charles Titchmarsh, F.R.S. (1899-1963)
Catalogue reference: CSAC 44.8.76
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- CSAC 44.8.76
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Title (The name of the record)
- Report on the papers of Professor Edward Charles Titchmarsh, F.R.S. (1899-1963)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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The mathematical papers in Section B almost all reflect Titchmarsh's special interest in Eigenfunction.
Item CSAC 44.8.76/C.1 is of interest for the autograph letters and notes by G.H. Hardy, and reminiscences of him by his sister; there are also some notes by Hardy in CSAC 44.8.76/B.2.
A. Biographical and Personal CSAC 44.8.76/A.1 - CSAC 44.8.76/A.7
B. Mathematical lectures and papers CSAC 44.8.76/B.1 - CSAC 44.8.76/B.10
C. Publications and talks CSAC 44.8.76/C.1 - CSAC 44.8.76/C.5
Index of Correspondents
Binnie, Alfred Maurice CSAC 44.8.76/C.1
Burkill, John Charles CSAC 44.8.76/C.5
Hardy, Godfrey Harold CSAC 44.8.76/C.1
MacBeth, George CSAC 44.8.76/C.4
Walker, Arthur Geoffrey CSAC 44.8.76/A.7
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Compiled by: Jeannine Alton
Harriot Weiskittel
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Oxford University: New College Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Titchmarsh, Edward Charles, 1899-1963, mathematician</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Box
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The manuscripts were received from Mrs. K. Titchmarsh, who retains some material, and the original of some of the documents (CSAC 44.8.76/A.1, CSAC 44.8.76/C.3).
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Summary of the career of E.C. Titchmarsh
b.1899 Newbury.
1908-17 educated King Edward VII School, Sheffield.
1917 Balliol College, Oxford (Scholar).
1918-19 War Service, R.E. (Signals).
1919-22 Oxford University, Mathematical Moderations (CSAC 44.8.76/Cl.l).
Final Honour School of Mathematics (CSAC 44.8.76/Cl.l).
1923 Fellow by Examination, Magdalen College, Oxford.
Senior Lecturer, University College, London.
1925 married Kathleen Blomfield.
1929 Professor of Pure Mathematics, Liverpool.
1931-63 Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford University.
Fellow, New College, Oxford.
1931 Fellow of the Royal Society.
1945-47 President, London Mathematical Society.
1953 de Morgan Medal.
Hon. Sc.D., Sheffield.
1955 Sylvester Medal.
1956 Berwick Prize.
A full account of Titchmarsh's family, career and scientific work appears in the memoirs and tributes in Section A.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f1974504-b081-430d-b85a-326d52f9870e/
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Report on the papers of Professor Edward Charles Titchmarsh, F.R.S. (1899-1963)