George Piranian | |
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Born | Thalwil, Switzerland | May 2, 1914
Died | August 31, 2009 | (aged 95)
Alma mater | Utah State University (BS, MS) Hertford College, Oxford Rice University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Complex analysis |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Thesis | A Study of the Position and Nature of the Singularities of Functions Given by Their Taylor Series (1943) |
Doctoral advisor | Szolem Mandelbrojt |
Doctoral students | Theodore Kaczynski |
George Piranian (Armenian: Գևորգ Փիրանեան; May 2, 1914 – August 31, 2009) was a Swiss-American mathematician.[1] Piranian was internationally known for his research in complex analysis, his association with Paul Erdős, and his editing of the Michigan Mathematical Journal.[2][3]