Kenneth Hoffman

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Kenneth Myron Hoffman (born November 30, 1930 in Long Beach , † September 29, 2008 ) was an American mathematician who dealt with analysis .

life and work

Hoffman studied at Occidental College (bachelor's degree in mathematics 1952) and at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he received his master's degree in 1954 and his doctorate in 1956 with Richard Arens ( Boundary behavior of generalized analytic functions ). From 1956 he was an instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , from 1957 to 1959 as a Moore instructor . In 1959 he became an assistant professor there and in 1964 a professor of mathematics. In 1968/69 he chaired the committee for pure mathematics at MIT and from 1969 to 1971 he headed the committee for education at MIT. From 1971 to 1979 he headed the mathematics faculty. In 1996 he retired.

He dealt with complex and abstract analysis, partly with Isadore M. Singer with commutative Banach algebras . He is also known as the author of a textbook on linear algebra with Ray Kunze .

From 1981 to 1984 he headed the David Committee of the National Research Council on State Support for Mathematical Research in Washington DC. From 1984 to 1989 he headed the Joint Policy Board of Mathematics there.

From 1964 to 1966 he was a Sloan Research Fellow .

literature

  • Interview in Joel Segel (Ed.), Recountings, Conversations with MIT mathematicians, AK Peters 2009

Fonts

  • with Ray Kunze Linear Algebra , Prentice Hall 1961, 1971
  • Analysis in euclidean space , Prentice Hall 1975, Dover 2007
  • Banach spaces of analytic functions , Prentice Hall 1962, Dover 2007
  • Fundamentals of Banach algebras , Curitiba, Instituto de Matemática da Universidade do Paraná, 1962

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dates of birth according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
  2. ↑ Kenneth Hoffman in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)Template: MathGenealogyProject / Maintenance / name used
personal data
SURNAME Hoffman, Kenneth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoffman, Kenneth Myron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Beach (California)
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 2008