JB
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British mathematician
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Male
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Birth:
18 November 1927
Death:
13 June 1994
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Biography
John Leslie Britton (18 November 1927 – 13 June 1994) was an English mathematician from Yorkshire who worked in combinatorial group theory and was an expert on the word problem for groups. Britton was a member of the London Mathematical Society and was Secretary of Meetings and Membership with that organization from 1973-1976.
Britton died in a climbing accident on the Isle of Skye.