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Alfred Kempe
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British mathematician (1849–1922)
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Alfred Bray Kempe was a British mathematician, barrister, and lawyer. Born in Kensington in 1849, he was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College. He held the position of chairperson and spoke English. Kempe died in London in 1922 due to pneumonia, which resulted from natural causes.
His professional work focused on graph theory. He is associated with the four color theorem, the five color theorem, and the Petersen graph. Kempe was a member of the Royal Society, where he is recognized in the collection. He received the awards of Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight Bachelor, which granted him the honorific prefix Sir.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- barrister
- Educated at
- St Paul's School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Field of work
- graph theory
- Image
- Alfred Bray Kempe.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1849-07-06
- date of death
- 1922-04-21
- member of
- Royal Society
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- Commons category
- Alfred Kempe
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P12749
- Curlew Sandpiper
- birth name
- Alfred Bray Kempe
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
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