Murray Gerstenhaber | |
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.jpg) Gerstenhaber in 2010 | |
| Born | June 5, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 2024 (aged 96) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, professor of mathematics, lawyer, lecturer in law |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | Ruth Priscilla Zager |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Pauline (née Rosenzweig) and Joseph Gerstenhaber |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Rings of Derivations (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Abraham Adrian Albert |
Murray Gerstenhaber (June 5, 1927 – February 21, 2024) was an American mathematician, physicist, and lawyer. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, best known for his contributions to theoretical physics with his discovery of Gerstenhaber algebra. He was also a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.