Joel Lee Brenner

Joel Lee Brenner
Born(1912-08-02)August 2, 1912
Boston
DiedNovember 14, 1997(1997-11-14) (aged 85)
Palo Alto, California
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forLinear algebra
Matrix theory
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Thesis The Linear Homogeneous Group Modulo P  (1936)
Doctoral advisorGarrett Birkhoff

Joel Lee Brenner ((1912-08-02)August 2, 1912 – (1997-11-14)November 14, 1997) was an American 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]

  1. ^ "Mathematics People" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 45 (4). American Mathematical Society. 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Brenner, J. L. (Joel Lee)". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ LeRoy B. Beasley (1987) "The Mathematical Work of Joel Lee Brenner", Linear Algebra and its Applications 90:1–13