Birthdate: December 26, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: April 11, 2020
John Horton Conway, an English mathematician, was renowned for his contributions across diverse mathematical areas such as finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory, and coding theory. Notably, he is celebrated for inventing the Game of Life cellular automaton and his significant work in recreational mathematics. Conway’s career began at the University of Cambridge and later took him to the United States, where he held the John von Neumann Professorship at Princeton University. His impactful legacy in mathematics spanned several decades until his passing in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.
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