Max Mason

Max Mason
Max Mason
Born(1877-10-26)October 26, 1877
Madison, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 22, 1961(1961-03-22) (aged 83)
Claremont, California
NationalityAmerican
Known for
AwardsMedal for Merit 1948
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
Institutions
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden receives his doctor's diploma as an honorary doctorate from the University of Chicago from the university's president, Professor Max Mason, 1926

Charles Max Mason (26 October 1877–22 March 1961), better known as Max Mason, was an American mathematician. Mason was president of the University of Chicago (1925–1928) and the third president of the Rockefeller Foundation (1929–1936).[1][2]

Mason's mathematical research interests included differential equations, the calculus of variations, and electromagnetic theory.[3]

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  2. ^ Weaver, Warren (1964). "Max Mason 1877–1961" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. ^ O'Connor, J. J.; Robertson, E. F. (August 2005). "Max Mason (1877 - 1961) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.