Isador M. Sheffer
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| Isador M. Sheffer | |
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| Born | October 15, 1901 Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | G. D. Birkhoff |
| Known for | Sheffer sequence |
Isador Mitchell Sheffer (October 15, 1901–April 20, 1992) was an American mathematician best known for the Sheffer sequence of polynomials.[1] Born in Massachusetts, he lived a large portion of his life in State College, Pennsylvania, where he was a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University.
He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1927, under the direction of George Birkhoff.[2]
References
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- ↑ Isador M. Sheffer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
