Israel Nathan Herstein | |
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 Herstein in Berkeley, California, 1987 | |
| Born | March 28, 1923 |
| Died | February 9, 1988 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Education | University of Manitoba Indiana University Bloomington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Cornell University University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Max Zorn |
| Doctoral students | Susan Montgomery Claudio Procesi Wallace Smith Martindale |
Israel Nathan Herstein (March 28, 1923 – February 9, 1988)[1] was a mathematician, appointed as professor at the University of Chicago in 1951. He worked on a variety of areas of algebra, including ring theory, with over 100 research papers and over a dozen books.
- ^ Heise, Kenan (10 February 1988). "Israel Herstein, U. of C. Mathematics Professor". Chicago Tribune.