John Leech (mathematician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Leech (mathematician)

British mathematician

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1926

Place of Birth: Weybridge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1992

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Leech (21 July 1926 in Weybridge, Surrey – 28 September 1992 in Scotland) was a British mathematician working in number theory, geometry and combinatorial group theory.
He is best known for his discovery of the Leech lattice in 1965.
He also discovered Ta(3) in 1957.
Leech was married to Jenifer Haselgrove, a British radio scientist.