Mathematician:Herbert William Richmond

Mathematician

English mathematician who did considerable work in the field of algebraic geometry.

Most famous now for his construction of the regular $17$-gon.

Worked on ballistics during World War I, the results of which influenced continuing work on the subject in World War II.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 17 July 1863 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
• Died: 22 April 1948 in Cambridge, England

Theorems and Definitions

• Cremona-Richmond Configuration (with Luigi Cremona)
• Richmond Surface

Results named for Herbert William Richmond can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Herbert William Richmond can be found here.

Publications

• 1924: Text Book of AA (Anti-Aircraft) Gunnery

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Herbert William Richmond": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive