Joel Lee Brenner | |
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Born | |
Died | November 14, 1997 | (aged 85)
Citizenship | United States |
Known for | Linear algebra Matrix theory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Thesis | The Linear Homogeneous Group Modulo P (1936) |
Doctoral advisor | Garrett Birkhoff |
Joel Lee Brenner (mathematician who specialized in matrix theory, linear algebra, and group theory. He is known as the translator of several popular Russian texts. He was a teaching professor at some dozen colleges and universities and was a Senior Mathematician at Stanford Research Institute from 1956 to 1968. He published over one hundred scholarly papers, 35 with coauthors, and wrote book reviews.[1][2][3]
August 2, 1912 – November 14, 1997) was an American