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Robin Gandy

Robin Oliver Gandy (22 September 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a British mathematician and logician. He was a friend, student, and associate of Alan Turing, having been supervised by Turing during his PhD at the University of Cambridge, where they worked together.

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Known for
Recursion theory
Alma mater
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Education
Abbotsholme School
Born
Robin Oliver Gandy (1919-09-22)22 September 1919 Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
Died
20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 76) Oxford, England
Doctoral advisor
Alan Turing

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related to Education and early life · 28
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Doctoral students · 7
Robin Gandy → Derek Goldrei, Douglas Bridges [de], Jane Kister, Jeff Paris, Martin Hyland, Philip Welch, Simon Thompson
Workplaces · 6
Robin Gandy → Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of Manchester, University of Oxford
Alma mater · 1
Robin Gandy → University of Cambridge (PhD)
Born · 1
Robin Gandy → Robin Oliver Gandy (1919-09-22)22 September 1919 Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
Died · 1
Robin Gandy → 20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 76) Oxford, England
Doctoral advisor · 1
Robin Gandy → Alan Turing
Education · 1
Robin Gandy → Abbotsholme School
Fields · 1
Robin Gandy → Mathematical logic

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Robin GandyAlma materUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)1.00infobox
Robin GandyBornRobin Oliver Gandy (1919-09-22)22 September 1919 Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England1.00infobox
Robin GandyDied20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 76) Oxford, England1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral advisorAlan Turing1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsMartin Hyland1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsJane Kister1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsJeff Paris1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsPhilip Welch1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsSimon Thompson1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsDouglas Bridges [de]1.00infobox
Robin GandyDoctoral studentsDerek Goldrei1.00infobox
Robin GandyEducationAbbotsholme School1.00infobox
Robin GandyFieldsMathematical logic1.00infobox
Robin GandyKnown forRecursion theory1.00infobox
Robin GandyThesisOn Axiomatic Systems in Mathematics and Theories in Physics (1953)1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesUniversity of Manchester1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesUniversity of Leicester1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesUniversity of Leeds1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesStanford University1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesUniversity of California, Los Angeles1.00infobox
Robin GandyWorkplacesUniversity of Oxford1.00infobox

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