David Bressoud

David Bressoud
Born (1950-03-27) March 27, 1950 (age 74)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Alma materTemple University
AwardsMAA Distinguished Teaching Award
Beckenbach Book Prize
MAA George Pólya Lecturer
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
Macalester College
Doctoral advisorEmil Grosswald

David Marius Bressoud (born March 27, 1950, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American mathematician who works in number theory, combinatorics, and special functions. As of 2019 he is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College, Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and a former President of the Mathematical Association of America.