Hale Trotter | |
|---|---|
 Trotter in 1978 | |
| Born | 30 May 1931 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 17 January 2022 (aged 90) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston Princeton University |
| Known for | Lie–Trotter product formula Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm Lang–Trotter conjecture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | William Feller |
Hale Freeman Trotter (30 May 1931 – 17 January 2022)[1][2] was a Canadian-American mathematician, known for the Lie–Trotter product formula,[3] the Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm, and the Lang–Trotter conjecture. He was born in Kingston, Ontario.[1] He died in Princeton, New Jersey on January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b biographical information from American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale 2004
- ^ "In Memory of Hale Freeman Trotter". Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Trotter, H. F. (1959). "On the product of semi-groups of operators". Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 10 (4): 545–551. doi:10.2307/2033649. ISSN 0002-9939. JSTOR 2033649. MR 0108732.