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Born	Anthony James Merrill Spencer (1929-08-23)August 23, 1929
Died	February 26, 2008(2008-02-26) (aged 78)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge University of Keele University of Birmingham (PhD)
Awards	FRS (1987)
Scientific career
Institutions	Brown University University of Nottingham
Thesis	The solution of plane plastic-elastic problems by relaxation methods, with applications to the theory of brittle fracture (1955)
Doctoral advisor	Ian Sneddon

Anthony James Merrill Spencer (23 August 1929 — 26 January 2008) FRS was an applied mathematician whose main field of research was in understanding and predicting the mechanical behaviour of advanced materials.

Awards and honours

Spencer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1987.

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