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Roth's niece, Cléa Daridan, said on 100th anniversary of his birth:

Read more about Klaus Friedrich Roth ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/169476/...

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"As we celebrate the centenary of Klaus Roth's birth, a Silesian born academic, let us be reminded of UK's first Fields Medallist not only for the excellency of his contribution to number theory but also for the man he was, having devoted his entire career to teaching Mathematics at Imperial College London inspiring hundreds of students through his legacy"
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Born in the German city of Breslau, in Lower Silesia (now Wroclaw in Poland), Roth died in Inverness, aged 90.

He joined @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in 1966 and remained there until his retirement. He was appointed a Fellow in 1999.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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He made fundamental contributions to different areas of number theory, including Diophantine approximation, the large sieve, irregularities of distribution and arithmetic combinatorics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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He was elected to membership of the London Mathematical Society in 1951 and awarded the De Morgan Medal in 1983.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM