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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:awards
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Royal_Society_Fellow
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1873-03-15
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gptkbp:contribution
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Fourier analysis
Statistical mechanics
Mathematical physics
Differential equations
Complex analysis
Theory of functions
Quantum_mechanics
Whittaker_functions
Whittaker's_equation
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1956-03-24
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:London_Mathematical_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_Mathematics_and_its_Applications
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gptkbp:field
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Mathematics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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J. A. Whittaker
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:John_von_Neumann
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Analysis
Applied Mathematics
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:G._N._Watson
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gptkbp:occupation
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Mathematician
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Cambridge,_England
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Mathematical analysis
Statistical mechanics
Approximation theory
Mathematical physics
Numerical methods
Differential equations
Fourier series
Special functions
Complex variables
Quantum_theory
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