Frank William Land was a populariser of mathematics, and Professor of Mathematics (c.1961– ...) at Hull University.

He was lecturer at the College of St Mark and St John ('Marjohn') in Chelsea with Cyril Bibby

Cyril Bibby

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, whom he later followed to Hull

Kingston upon Hull

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 where he worked with Bill Cockcroft

Wilfred Cockcroft

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Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy

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describes Land's book "The Language of Mathematics" as seminal in his intellectual development.

Publications

• The Language of Mathematics