Edward Thomas Copson

Edward Thomas Copson (born Aug. 21, 1901, Scotland—died Feb. 16, 1980) was a mathematician known for his contributions to analysis and partial differential equations, especially as they apply to mathematical physics. Copson studied at St. John’s College, Oxford, and then was a lecturer of mathematics first at the University of Edinburgh (1922–29) and then at the University of St. Andrews (1930–34). He was appointed assistant professor of mathematics at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in...