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Edward Fraenkel
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Ludwig Eduard Fraenkel
28 May 1927 |
| Died | 27 April 2019 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BSc, MSc) |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize |
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| Institutions | University of Bath |
| Thesis | On the design of nozzles for supersonic wind tunnels (1948) |
Ludwig Edward Fraenkel FRS (28 May 1927 – 27 April 2019) was a German-born British mathematician, and professor at the University of Bath. He was the son of classicist Eduard Fraenkel.
Education
Fraenkel earned an undergraduate degree (in 1947) and a Master of Science degree (in 1948) from the University of Toronto in the area of Aeronautical Engineering. His thesis was on the design of nozzles for supersonic wind tunnels.
Awards and honours
In 1989, he was awarded the Senior Whitehead Prize. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993.
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