James H. Wilkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James H. Wilkinson

English mathematician

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Strood, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1986

Profession: computer scientist, mathematician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Hardy Wilkinson FRS (27 September 1919 – 5 October 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.