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Robert Mortimer Ellis (1926–2013) was an American mathematician, specializing in topological dynamics. Ellis grew up in Philadelphia, served briefly in the U.S. Army, and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Ph.D. in 1953. He was a postdoc at the University of Chicago from 1953 to 1955.
Robert Mortimer Ellis was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 16, 1926. He died on December 6, 2013. Bob grew up in Philadelphia, and after a brief stint in the army studied in the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
The story of Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis of 85 Squadron, known to all as Hugh, or indeed the 'Cockney Sparrow', has unusual elements that somehow make it even more poignant, as Hugh was not laid fully to rest for more than five decades after his brave death.
Feb 23, 2021 · Sergeant John Hugh Ellis (known in his squadron as Hugh or the cockney sparrow) was a 21-year-old Hurricane pilot with No. 85 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. On 29 August Ellis was engaged in aerial combat over the channel during which his Hurricane was hit by enemy fire and flames were seen coming from the engine compartment.
Robert Mortimer Ellis (1926–2013) was an American mathematician, specializing in topological dynamics. Ellis grew up in Philadelphia, served briefly in the U.S. Army, and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Ph.D. in 1953. [3] . He was a postdoc at the University of Chicago from 1953 to 1955.
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Sgt Pilot John Hugh Mortimer Ellis was killed in action in 1940 and was thought to have died at sea. Last year, though, his remains and parts of his aircraft were discovered following the excavation of an orchard at Chelsfield, Kent. A member of 85 Squadron, he was just 21 when he died.
Sep 14, 2020 · Crucially, a section of the engine cowling delivered the vital clue: stamped in one corner was P2673 – the very number of the machine assigned to Sergeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis at Croydon in 1940. Excavation was halted; the police were informed.
