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Douglas Hartree
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Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Born on 27th of March 1897
Died in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Died on 12th of February 1958

Born 1897. Died 1958 - Mathematician and physicist.

Graduated from Cambridge. Was Professor of Applied Mathematics and Theoritical Physics at Manchester University (1929-45) before returning to Cambridge in 1946. Best known for the development of numerical analysis and its application to atomic physics. Involved in the beginnings of the electronic digital computer.

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