| LC control no. | no2019039639 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vandiver, H. S. (Harry Schultz), 1882-1973 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Ithaca (N.Y.) Austin (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1882-10-21 |
| Death date | 1973-01-09 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Austin (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | Algebraic number theory |
| Affiliation | Cornell University University of Texas |
| Profession or occupation | Mathematicians College teachers Mathematics teachers |
| Found in | Introduction to arithmetic factorization and congruences from the standpoint of abstract algebra, 1958 : t. p. (H. S. Vandiver, Professor of Mathematics, The University of Texas) MacTutor History of Mathematics website, viewed Mar. 15, 2019 : Harry Schultz Vandiver (born : 21 Oct. 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ; died : 9 Jan. 1973, Austin, Texas, USA ; self-taught mathematician ; specialized in algebraic number theory ; was asked by American mathematician George Birkhoff to become a professional mathematician and accept a position at Cornell University in 1919 ; he was appointed instructor despite having no formal qualifications ; in 1924, moved to the University of Texas where he was appointed assistant professor ; he was promoted to full professor in 1925, then distinguished professor of applied mathematics and astronomy in 1947 ; he retired in 1966 at the age of 84 ; authored 174 items throughout his career) <http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Vandiver.html> |
| Associated language | eng |
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