Person: Preston, Gordon Bamford

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Gordon Preston was an English mathematician who worked at Bletchley Park in World War II. He was an important worker in semigroup theory.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 28 April 1925, Workington, England. Died 14 April 2015, Oxford, England.

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Origin England


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive