Leonard Carlitz

Leonard Carlitz
Born (1907-12-26)December 26, 1907
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died September 17, 1999(1999-09-17) (aged 91)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Residence U.S.
Nationality American
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Duke University
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Doctoral advisor Howard Mitchell
Doctoral students Waleed Al-Salam
David Roselle (among 44)
Known for Combinatorics
Number theory
Polynomial rings
prolific publication

Leonard Carlitz (December 26, 1907 – September 17, 1999) was an American mathematician. Carlitz supervised 44 doctorates at Duke University and published over 770 papers.

Chronology

Mathematical work

Publication

Leonard Carlitz published about 771 technical papers comprising approximately 7,000 pages. The effort to edit his collected works, undertaken originally by Professor John Brillhart, is ongoing.[1][2]

References

^ Joel V. Brawley, John Brillhart and Henry W. Gould, "Recollections of Leonard Carlitz", Acta Arithmetica, Vol. 152(2012), No. 4, 361–372. ^ Joel V. Brawley, John Brillhart, and Henry W. Gould (editors), "The publications of Leonard Carlitz", Acta Arithmetica. Vol. 152(2012), No. 4, 373–405. Annotated Catalogue of Carlitz's 773 publications.

  1. Joel V. Brawley, Brillhart and Henry E. Gould, "Recollections of Leonard Carlitz", Acta Arithmetica, Vol. 152(2012), No. 4, 361–372.
  2. Joel V. Brawley, John Brillhart, and Henry W. Gould (editors), "The publications of Leonard Carlitz", Acta Arithmetica. Vol. 152(2012), No. 4, 373–405. Annotated Catalogue of Carlitz's 773 publications.

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