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Fritz Ursell

Who

Fritz Ursell · Science & Medicine

What

Fluid mechanics

When

1923, Düsseldorf, Germany — 2012, Manchester, England

Where

Germany · United Kingdom

Biography

Fritz Ursell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Fluid mechanics

How & why

Fritz Ursell was a mathematician and professor of applied mathematics at Manchester renowned for his theory of water waves and asymptotic analysis. Born to a Jewish family in Düsseldorf, he escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport to England; his Jewish identity is documented.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Fluid Mechanics

Contributions & Sources

Fluid mechanics

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics — Fluid Mechanics