Memorial Page for William Thomas Tutte
British-Canadian codebreaker and mathematician
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W. T. Tutte (* May 14, 1917 in Newmarket; † May 2, 2002 in Ontario) was a british-Canadian codebreaker and mathematician. He was 84 years old. His education included Trinity College, University of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire High School for Boys. He received 6 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Officer of the Order of Canada. He was buried at West Montrose United Church Cemetery.
Life Events
14 EventsBorn in Newmarket, England
1917Cambridgeshire High School for Boys
1928until 1935
Trinity College
1935until 1939
Bletchley Park
1941until 1945
University of Cambridge
1945Doctor · until 1948
University of Toronto
1948until 1962
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
1958University of Waterloo
1962until 1984
Henry Marshall Tory Medal
1975Killam Prize
1982Fellow of the Royal Society
1987CRM-Fields-PIMS prize
2001Died in Ontario, Canada
2002Officer of the Order of Canada
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William Thomas Tutte. Forever remembered.