Lester Randolph Ford senior
Lester Randolph Ford senior (born October 25, 1886 in Missouri , USA , † November 11, 1967 in Charlottesville , Virginia , USA) was an American mathematician and the father of Lester Randolph Ford (Jr.) .
Ford studied at Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in 1911 and at Harvard University with a master's degree in 1913 and a doctorate under Maxime Bôcher in 1917. He was at the Rice Institute , from the late 1930s Professor at the Armor Institute of Technology, which became the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1940 .
He was editor of the American Mathematical Monthly from 1942 to 1946 , and president of the Mathematical Association of America from 1947 to 1948.
The Ford Circle and the Lester Randolph Ford Award are named after him.
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Lester Randolph Ford senior. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ford, Lester Randolph Sr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ford, Lester R .; Ford, Lester Randolph Henry; Ford, Lester R. Sr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Missouri , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1967 |
| Place of death | Charlottesville , Virginia , USA |