Edward Lindsay Ince

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1891 – 1941

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Who was Edward Lindsay Ince?

Edward Lindsay Ince FRSE was a British mathematician who worked on differential equations, especially those with period coefficients such as the Mathieu equation and the Lamé equation. He introduced the Ince equation, a generalization of the Mathieu equation. He won the Smith's Prize in 1918 and was elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1923, which awarded him the Makdougall Brisbane Prize for 1938–1940 for his work on periodic Lamé functions.

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Born
Nov 30, 1891
Also known as
  • E. L. Ince
Died
Mar 16, 1941

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on July 23, 2013

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