David Rees FRS[3] (29 May 1918 – 16 August 2013) was a British professor of pure mathematics at the University of Exeter, having been head of the Mathematics / Mathematical Sciences Department at Exeter from 1958-1983.[5] During the Second World War, Rees was active on Enigma research in Hut 6 at Bletchley Park.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rees_(mathematician)
Awards and honours
In 1993 Rees was awarded the Pólya Prize by the London Mathematical Society. In August 1998 a conference on Commutative Algebra was held at Exeter in honour of David Rees' 80th Year. He was an Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge[10].
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1968.[3]
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Isaac Newton 1672
Benjamin Franklin 1756
Albert Einstein 1921
Alan M Turing 1951
Kurt Gödel 1968
David Rees 1968
https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Honours/FRS/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rees_(mathematician)
Awards and honours
In 1993 Rees was awarded the Pólya Prize by the London Mathematical Society. In August 1998 a conference on Commutative Algebra was held at Exeter in honour of David Rees' 80th Year. He was an Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge[10].
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1968.[3]
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Isaac Newton 1672
Benjamin Franklin 1756
Albert Einstein 1921
Alan M Turing 1951
Kurt Gödel 1968
David Rees 1968
https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Honours/FRS/
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