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Richard K. Guy

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Also known as Richard Kenneth Guy, R. K. Guy, Richard K Guy, Richard Guy

British mathematician (1916-2020)

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Richard K. Guy was a British mathematician, chess composer, and university teacher. Born in Nuneaton in 1916, he was educated at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. His professional career included positions at the University of London and the University of Calgary. He was a centenarian who died in Calgary in 2020.

Guy’s work focused on combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and mathematical games. He is noted for his work on the glider. He held an Erdős number of 1 and received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards. He spoke English.

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Person · Open Library

Born
30 September 1916
Died
9 March 2020
Works
25

Top works

  • Unsolved problems in geometry
  • Combinatorial Games
  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, 1st Edition, Volume 2
  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays
  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, 2nd Edition, Volume 1

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1965-07-31

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Official website

404 - Page Not Found | University of Calgary

math.ucalgary.ca

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kenneth
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Nuneaton
Place of death
Calgary
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
graph theory
Image
Richard K Guy 2005.jpg
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date of birth
1916-09-30
Erdős number
1
date of death
2020-03-09
interested in
combinatorics
Commons category
Richard K. Guy
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
subject has role
centenarian
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