Harold Davenport Professions : Mathematician Born : October 30, 1907 Died : June 9, 1969 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Harold Davenport A peculiarity of the higher arithmetic is the great difficulty which has often been experienced in proving simple general theorems which had been suggested quite naturally by numerical evidence. Harold Davenport arithmetic mathematics simple Great mathematics is achieved by solving difficult problems not by fabricating elaborate theories in search of a problem. Harold Davenport mathematics problem theory Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors