Fritz Ursell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Ursell

British mathematician

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 11-May-2012

Profession: physicist, mathematician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Fritz Joseph Ursell FRS (28 April 1923 – 11 May 2012) was a British mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially in the area of wave-structure interactions.
He held the Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester from 1961–1990, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972 and retired in 1990.