Dirk Jan Struik | |
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 Dirk Jan Struik | |
| Born | September 30, 1894 |
| Died | October 21, 2000 (aged 106) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Known for | A concise history of mathematics; A source book in mathematics 1200–1800 |
| Awards | Kenneth O. May Prize (1989) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Multidimensional geometry, history of mathematics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Delft University of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | W. van der Woude Jan Schouten |
| Doctoral students | Joseph Dauben Judith Grabiner Eric Reissner Domina Eberle Spencer |
Dirk Jan Struik (September 30, 1894 – October 21, 2000) was a Dutch-born American (since 1934) mathematician, historian of mathematics and Marxian theoretician who spent most of his life in the U.S.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Davis, Chandler; Tattersall, Jim; Richards, Joan; Banchoff, Tom (June–July 2001). "Dirk Jan Struik (1894-2000)" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 48 (6): 584–589. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Rowe, David E. (September 2002). "Dirk Jan Struik, 1894–2000". Isis. 93 (3): 456–459. doi:10.1086/374064. S2CID 143979122.