E. W. Hobson Explained

E. W. Hobson
Birth Date:27 October 1856
Birth Place:Derby, England
Nationality:British
Fields:Mathematician
Workplaces:Christ's College, Cambridge
Alma Mater:Royal School of Mines
Christ's College, Cambridge
Notable Students:Philippa Fawcett
John Maynard Keynes
Known For:Real analysis
Awards:Royal Medal (1907)
De Morgan Medal (1920)

Ernest William Hobson FRS[1] (27 October 1856  - 19 April 1933) was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke new ground in their coverage in English of topics from mathematical analysis. He was Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge from 1910 to 1931.

Life

He was born in Derby, and was educated at Derby School, the Royal School of Mines, and Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating Senior Wrangler in 1878.He was the brother of the economist John A. Hobson.He became a Fellow of Christ's almost immediately after graduation. He made his way into research mathematics only gradually, becoming an expert in the theory of spherical harmonics.

His 1907 work on real analysis was something of a watershed in the British mathematical tradition; and was lauded by G. H. Hardy.[2] It included material on general topology and Fourier series that was topical at the time; and included mistakes that were noticed later (for example by R. L. Moore).

From 1924 to 1927, Robert Pollock Gillespie studied under him.[3]

He is buried in the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge, with his wife Seline, born 25 March 1860, died 10 June 1940, by whom he had four sons, one of whom Walter William (1894–1930) is buried with them in the same grave.

Works

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Notes and References

  1. 10.1098/rsbm.1934.0008 . Ernest William Hobson. 1856-1933 . . 1 . 3 . 236–413 . 1934 . free .
  2. http://www.lms.ac.uk/newsletter/323/323_11.html lms newsletter
  3. Web site: Gillespie biography. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513183839/http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Gillespie.html . 2012-05-13 .
  4. The Athenaeum. September 14, 1907. 4168. Review of The Theory of Functions of a Real Variable and the Theory of Fourier's Series by E. W. Hobson. 307.
  5. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1922-03545-8. Book Review: The Theory of Functions of a Real Variable and the Theory of Fourier's Series. 1922. Moore. Charles N.. Charles Napoleon Moore. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 28. 5. 266–271. free.
  6. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1927-04330-0. Book Review: The Theory of Functions of a Real Variable and the Theory of Fourier's Series, 2nd edition. 1927. Carmichael. R. D.. Robert Daniel Carmichael. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 33. 115–119. free.
  7. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1928-04604-9. Book Review: The Theory of Functions of a Real Variable and the Theory of Fourier's Series, 3rd edition. 1928. Carmichael. R. D.. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 34. 4. 531–532. free.
  8. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1914-02564-9. Book Review: "Squaring the Circle," A History of the Problem. 1914. Archibald. R. C.. Raymond Clare Archibald. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 21. 2. 82–94. free.
  9. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1916-02749-2. Book Review: John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms. 1916. Archibald. R. C.. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 22. 4. 182–188. free.
  10. 10.1086/480439. Review of The Domain of Natural Science by E. W. Hobson. 1924. Mead. George H.. George Herbert Mead. The Journal of Religion. 4. 3. 324–327.
  11. 10.1090/S0002-9904-1932-05449-0. Book Review: The Theory of Spherical and Ellipsoidal Harmonics. 1932. Franklin. Philip. Philip Franklin. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 38. 7. 479–480. free.

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