Robin Gandy

Robin Gandy
Robin Gandy
Born	Robin Oliver Gandy; 22 September 1919; Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England
Died	20 November 1995 (aged 76); Oxford, England
Nationality	British
Education	Abbotsholme School
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (PhD)
Known for	Recursion theory
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical logic
Institutions	University of Manchester; University of Leicester; University of Leeds; Stanford University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Oxford;
Thesis	On Axiomatic Systems in Mathematics and Theories in Physics (1953)
Doctoral advisor	Alan Turing
Doctoral students	Martin Hyland; Jane Kister; Jeff Paris;

Robin Oliver Gandy (22 September 1919 – 20 November 1995) was a British mathematician and logician. He was a friend, student, and associate of Alan Turing, having been supervised by Turing during his PhD at the University of Cambridge, where they worked together.

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