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Henry dudeney biography


Henry Ernest Dudeney was an English author and mathematician who specialised in logic puzzles and mathematical games.

Henry Dudeney was....

Henry Ernest Dudeney

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Born
10 April 1857
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Died
24 April 1930
Lewes, Sussex, England

Summary
Henry Dudeney is best known for his publications of mathematical problems and pastimes, some of which provoked serious mathematical research.


Biography

Henry Ernest Dudeney came from a family which had a mathematical tradition and also a tradition of school teaching.

Henry's father Gilbert Dudeney(born in Mayfield, Sussex about 1825) was a schoolmaster and his father, Henry's paternal grandfather, although he began life as a shepherd, taught himself mathematics and astronomy and left his life on the hills to become a schoolmaster in Lewes.

Heny's mother was Lucy Ann Rich (born in Bridgewater, Somerset about 1832).

Henry Ernest Dudeney (10 April 1857 – 23 April 1930) was an English author and mathematician who specialised in logic puzzles and mathematical games.

  • Henry Ernest Dudeney (10 April 1857 – 23 April 1930) was an English author and mathematician who specialised in logic puzzles and mathematical games.
  • Summary: Henry Dudeney is best known for his publications of mathematical problems and pastimes, some of which provoked serious mathematical research.
  • Henry Dudeney was.
  • Henry Ernest Dudeney (Mayfield, 10 april 1857 - Lewes, 24 april 1930) was een Engels puzzelontwerper.
  • Henry Dudeney, a contributor to the Strand Magazine, published several very popular collections of puzzles that have been reprinted from time to time.
  • Henry had one older brother Thomas (born about 1855). He had four younger sisters Lucy (born about 1862), Kate (born about 1863), Emily (born about 1864), and Alice(born about 1865).

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