Nesmith Ankeny
Nesmith Cornett Ankeny (* 1927 in Walla Walla , Washington ; † August 4, 1993 in Seattle ) was an American mathematician who dealt with number theory.
Life
Ankeny studied at Stanford University and received his doctorate under Emil Artin at Princeton University in 1950 ( Consequences of the Extended Riemann Hypothesis ). In 1951/52 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study . He was then an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University before moving to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955 . In 1964 he was given a full professorship there. In 1992 he retired.
In addition to analytical number theory - among other things, he and Artin and Sarvadaman Chowla gave congruence formulas for the class number of real square number fields in 1953 - he also dealt with game theory and wrote a book about poker (especially bluffing). He was a passionate poker player himself, but also a bridge and chess player.
In 1958 he was a Guggenheim Fellow.
Fonts
- Poker Strategy, Basic Books 1981
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ankeny, Nesmith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ankeny, Nesmith Cornett (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walla Walla (Washington) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1993 |
| Place of death | Seattle |