Dunham Jackson | |
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| Born | 24 July 1888 |
| Died | 6 November 1946 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize (1935) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematician |
| Doctoral students | Sally Elizabeth Carlson |
Dunham Jackson (July 24, 1888 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts – November 6, 1946) was a mathematician who worked within approximation theory, notably with trigonometrical and orthogonal polynomials.[1] He is known for Jackson's inequality. He was awarded the Chauvenet Prize in 1935.[2] His book Fourier Series and Orthogonal Polynomials (dated 1941) was reprinted in 2004.
- ^ Hart, William L. (1948). "Dunham Jackson 1888-1946". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 54 (9): 847–860. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1948-09068-1. MR 1565085.
- ^ MAA presidents: Dunham Jackson