G.H. Hardy

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Hardy's achievements place him among the most influential mathematicians of the early 20th century. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1910 and served as President of the London Mathematical Society from 1926 to 1928. His honors include honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield, and Birmingham, and foreign membership in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Prussian Academy of Sciences, and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The Hardy–Ramanujan number 1729 remains one of the most famous anecdotes in mathematics, and his essay A Mathematician's Apology is considered a classic of mathematical literature.

AwardsHardy won four major awards from the Royal Society and the London Mathematical Society: the Royal Medal in 1920, the De Morgan Medal in 1929, the Sylvester Medal in 1940, and the Copley Medal in 1947, the Royal Society's highest honor. He received no entertainment industry awards.

Honours & Distinctions

Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

Royal Society·1910

Elected for contributions to mathematics

President of the London Mathematical Society

London Mathematical Society·1926

Served 1926–1928

Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge·1931

Awarded upon return to Cambridge

Rankings & Lists

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100 Most Influential Mathematicians of All Time

Multiple publications·2000

Records & Feats

Discovery of Ramanujan

Historic First·1913

Hardy recognized the genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan from a letter in 1913, bringing him to Cambridge and launching one of the most famous collaborations in mathematics.

Hardy–Ramanujan number 1729

Career Milestone·1918

The smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways, made famous by Hardy's anecdote about visiting Ramanujan in hospital.