Background
Rosenhead was born in Mabgate, Leeds on 1 January 1906 of Polish parents, the first of 3 children.
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Louis Rosenhead
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Education
He matriculated from Leeds High School and went to the University of Leeds to study medicine, but after four weeks changed to mathematics, graduating first class in 1926, and continuing to gain a Doctor of Philosophy in 1928. He then took another Doctor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, followed by spent some years in Göttingen, along with Sydney Goldstein, and H.B.Squire, working on fluid mechanics.
Career
Abraham was a tailor who did his national service in Russia, and came to England in 1903. Ellen came in 1902. Louis married Esther Brostoff, in Leeds in 1932: they had two sons, Martin and Jonathan. In 1933 he replaced Joseph Proudman as professor at Liverpool.
During World war II, Rosenhead was Superintendent of Ballistics at the Projectile Development Establishment.
In 1947 he was instrumental in developing statistics and in the appointment of Robin Plackett.
Membership
Royal Society.
