| LC control no. | n 82110197 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen, 1901-1976 |
| Variant(s) | Sokolnikoff, I. S. (Ivan John Stephen), 1901-1976 Sokolʹnikov, I. S. (Ivan John Stephen), 1901-1976 Sokolnikoff, Iván S. (Ivan John Stephen), 1901-1976 Sokolnikoff, Yvan S. (Ivan John Stephen), 1901-1976 Sokolnikoff, Ivan (Ivan John Stephen), 1901-1976 |
| Biography/History note | Russian born American mathematician specializing in elasticity theory who taught at University of Wisconsin and UCLA, and also authored numerous mathematics and engineering textbooks. <http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb4q2nb2px;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00043&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere> |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Madison (Wis.) Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1901-11-10 |
| Death date | 1976 |
| Place of birth | Chernihiv (Ukraine) |
| Field of activity | Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher) |
| Affiliation | Idaho State University University of Wisconsin University of California (1868-1952). Southern Branch University of California, Los Angeles |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Mathematics teachers |
| Special note | Stephen is spelled "Stephan" in some sources. |
| Found in | His On a solution of Laplace's equation, 1931. His Mathematical theory of elasticity, 1983: CIP t.p. (I.S. Sokolnikoff) Sokolnikoff, Ivan S. Higher mathematics for engineers and physicists, 1941: title page (Ivan S. Sokolnikoff, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California) Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976: page 2953 (Sokolnikoff, Ivan John Stephan; educator; born Chernigov Govt., Russia, November 10, 1901; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1930; Fellow Idaho University, 1925-1927; Instructor University of Wisconsin, 1927-1930, assistant professor of mathematics 1930-1935, associate professor 1935-1941, professor 1941-1946; professor of mathematics University of California, 1946-1968, professor emeritus 1968-; author "Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists," 1934; "Advanced Calculus," 1939; "Mathematical Theory of Elasticity," 1946; "Matematica Superior para Ingenieros y Fisicos," 1947; "Tensor Analysis," 1951, revised edition 1964; "A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity," 1956; "Mathematics of Physics and Modern Engineering," 1958, revised 1966; research articles math, theory of elasticity; contributor Encyclopedia Brittanica, Collier's Encyclopedia; editor the Quarterly of Applied Mathematics; Wiley's Series in Applied Mathematics; Mathematical reviews) OCLC, April 1, 2016 (headings: Sokolnikoff, I.S.; Sokolnikoff, I.S. (Ivan Stephen); Sokolnikoff, I.S. (Ivan Stephen), 1901-1976; Sokolnikoff, I.V.; Sokolnikoff, Ivan S.; Sokolnikoff, Ivan S. (Ivan Stephen), 1901-; Sokolnikoff, Ivan S., 1901-; Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephan; Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen; Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen (1901); Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen (1901-1976); Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen, 1901-; Sokolnikoff, Ivan Stephen, 1901-1976; Sokolnikoff, L. S.; Sokolnikoff, Lvan Stephen, 1901-; usages: I.S. Sokolnikoff; Ivan Stephen Sokolnikoff; Sokolnikoff, I. S.; I. S. Sokolʹnikov; Ivan S. Sokolnikoff; Iván S. Sokolnikoff; Yvan S. Sokolnikoff; Ivan Sokolnikoff) University of California: In Memoriam, September 1979 (online): Ivan Stephan Sokolnikoff, Mathematics: Los Angeles (1901-1976; came in 1946 to U.C.L.A. where he served until his retirement in 1965; mathematical specialty was elasticity theory) <http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb4q2nb2px;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00043&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere> |
| Associated language | eng spa rus |
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