Person Hodge; Sir; William Vallance Douglas (1903 - 1975); mathematician; geometer Hodge William Vallance Douglas Sir mathematician; geometer 1903 - 1975 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 17 June 1903 19030617 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom 07 July 1975 19750707

Mathematician Calculus Geometry Mathematics Education: George Watson's School, Edinburgh; Edinburgh University 1920-1923; St John's College, Cambridge 1925 Career: Assistant lecturer, Bristol (1926); awarded research fellowship at St John's College and an 1851 Exhibition studentship (1930); invited by Solomon Lefschetz, to spend a year at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA; returned to Cambridge (1932); university lecturer (1933) and fellowship (1935), Pembroke College, Cambridge; Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry in the University of Cambridge (1936-1970). Honours: Kt 1959 Awards/Medals: Adams prize 1937 Senior Berwick Prize 1952 De Morgan Medal 1959 Parents: Archibald James Hodge, searcher of property records, and Janet, daughter of William Vallance, proprietor of an Edinburgh confectionery business. Spouse: (m. 1929) Kathleen Anne Cameron, daughter of Robert Stevenson Cameron, publishing manager of the Edinburgh branch of the Oxford University Press. Children: One son and one daughter. Distinguished as a mathematician and especially for the remarkable discoveries he has made in the region where geometry, integral calculus, and topology meet. Developed the theory of harmonic integrals. Known for the Hodge conjecture; Hodge dual; Hodge bundle; Hodge theory. Royal Society roles: Sec 1957-1965; VP 1958-1965 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1957; Copley Medal 1974 Fellow 17/03/1938 34 Arthur Lee Dixon Herbert William Richmond John Edensor Littlewood Andrew Russell Forsyth Godfrey Harold Hardy Joseph Henry Maclagan Wedderburn Henry Frederick Baker Edmund Taylor Whittaker Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB vol 17 pp 425-430 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1976 vol 22 pp 169-192, plate, by M F Atiyah Hodge W V D, GA AR 7286.jpg ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1976.0007 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Hodge%2C+William+Vallance+Douglas RCN 19323 RCN 19010 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH4161 17 Jun 1903 - 7 Jul 1975 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 01/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2197 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 24/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes c2404ad3-ae53-46fb-aed9-243ab91a4028