Klaus Roth (1925 to 2015) was a German-born British mathematician who won the Fields Medal for proving Roth theorem on the Diophantine approximation of algebraic numbers. He also contributed to discrepancy theory, the large sieve, and the study of progression-free sets.
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Death PlaceInverness, United Kingdom 1 NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1 Notable WorkRoth's theorem on arithmetic progressions 1 Notable WorkThue-Siegel-Roth theorem 1 Field
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P20 (place of death): Inverness, United Kingdom
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P19 (place of birth): Wrocław, Poland
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P800 (notable work): Roth's theorem on arithmetic progressions
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