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Herman L. Smith
Herman Lyle Smith (July 7, 1892 – 1950) was an American mathematician, the co-discoverer, with E. H. Moore, of nets,[1] and also a discoverer of the related notion of filters independently of Henri Cartan.[2]
Herman Lyle Smith | |
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| Born | July 7, 1892 Pittwood, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 1950 (aged 57–58) |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon (BS), University of Chicago (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Moore–Smith sequence (net) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Louisiana State University |
| Thesis | The Minkowski Linear Measure for a Simple Rectifiable Curve (1926) |
| Doctoral advisor | E. H. Moore |
| Notable students | Fleddermann, Harry, Rickey, Frank |
Born in Pittwood, Illinois, Smith received his B.S. degree from the University of Oregon in 1914 and his M.S. from the University of Chicago the following year. His Ph.D. was granted in 1926 by the University of Chicago for work done under Moore. He was later employed as a professor of mathematics by Louisiana State University.
Notes
- ^ (Sundström 2010, p. 15n)
- ^ (Sundström 2010, p. 17n)
References
- Sundström, Manya Raman (2010). "A pedagogical history of compactness". arXiv:1006.4131v1 [math.HO].
External links
- Herman L. Smith at the Mathematics Genealogy Project