Alexander Brown (mathematician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Brown (mathematician)

(1878–1947) was a Scottish-born mathematician and educator in South Africa

Date of Birth: 05-May-1877

Place of Birth: Dalkeith, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1947

Profession: teacher, mathematician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alexander Brown FRSE FRSSAf (1878–1947) was a Scottish-born mathematician and educator in South Africa.
He contributed to the study of the ratio of incommensurables in geometry and relations between the distances of a point from three vertices of a regular polygon.