William Burnside and the Mystery Letter
Relatively little is known about the correspondence of William Burnside, a pioneer of group theory in the UK. There are only a few dozen extant letters from or to him, though they are not without interest. However, one of the most noteworthy letters to or at least about him, in that it had a special mention in his obituary in the ‘Proceedings of the Royal Society’, has not been positively identified. It’s not clear who it was from or when it was sent. We’ll look at some possibilities.
Date:
27 July 2018, 16:00 (Friday, 14th week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
Lecture room L6
Speaker:
Howard Emmens
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
christopher.hollings@maths.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Part of:
History of Mathematics Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Christopher Hollings
