Ke Zhao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ke Zhao

mathematician

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1910

Place of Birth: Wenling, Zhejiang, China

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2002

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ke Zhao or Chao Ko (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Ke Zhào; Wade–Giles: K'o Chao, April 12, 1910 – November 8, 2002) was a Chinese mathematician born in Wenling, Taizhou, Zhejiang. Ke graduated from Tsinghua University in 1933 and obtained his doctorate from the University of Manchester under Louis Mordell in 1937.
His main fields of study were algebra, number theory and combinatorics.
Some of his major contributions included his work on quadratic forms, the Erdos–Ko–Rado theorem and his theorem on Catalan's conjecture.
He was later a professor at Sichuan University and became the president of the university and of the Chinese Mathematical Society.