- Alan Baker
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name = Alan Baker
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caption = Alan Baker
birth_date = Birth date and age|1939|8|19|mf=y
birth_place =London ,England
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field =Mathematician
work_institutions =University of Cambridge
alma_mater =University College London University of Cambridge
doctoral_advisor =Harold Davenport
doctoral_students =
John Coates
Roger Heath-Brown
David Masser
Yuval Flicker
known_for =Number theory Diophantine equations
prizes =Fields Medal (1970)Adams Prize (1972)
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footnotes =Alan Baker (born on
August 19 1939 ) is an Englishmathematician . He was born inLondon . He is known for his work on effective methods innumber theory , in particular those arising fromtranscendence theory . He was awarded theFields Medal in 1970, at age 31. His academic career started as a student ofHarold Davenport , atUniversity College London and later at Cambridge. He is a fellow ofTrinity College, Cambridge .His interests are:
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Number theory
# Transcendence
#Logarithmic form s
# Effective methods
#Diophantine geometry
#Diophantine analysis His students include
John Coates ,David Masser ,Roger Heath-Brown ,Yuval Flicker , H. J. Pringle, and Cameron Stewart.Misc
* Fellow
Royal Society , FellowIndian National Science Academy External links
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*Persondata
NAME= Baker, Alan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH= Birth date and age|1939|8|19|mf=y
PLACE OF BIRTH=London ,England
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