Ralph Abraham (mathematician)

Ralph Abraham
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Born
Ralph Herman Abraham

(1936-07-04)July 4, 1936
DiedSeptember 19, 2024(2024-09-19) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
ThesisDiscontinuities in General Relativity (1960)
Doctoral advisorNathaniel Coburn

Ralph Herman Abraham (born July 4, 1936; died September 19, 2024) was an American mathematician. In 1968 he became a member of the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), and later stayed on as a professor emeritus of mathematics. He died at age 88 at his home in Santa Cruz County.[1]

  1. ^ Baine, Wallace (October 6, 2024). "From math to mushrooms, intellectual explorer Ralph Abraham was always looking for the Big Picture". Lookout Santa Cruz. Retrieved October 6, 2024.