In 1953 Mordell retired from the Sadleirian Chair but he most certainly did not retire from mathematics; almost half of Mordell's 270 publications appeared after his retirement.
Sa 1953 Mordell nagretiro mula sa Sadleirian Chair ngunit siya pinaka-tiyak hindi-retire mula sa matematika; halos kalahati ng Mordell ng 270 mga pahayagan ay lumitaw matapos ang kanyang pagreretiro.