Nationality American Name Lester Ford Children L. R. Ford, Jr. Known for Ford circles Fields Mathematics | Doctoral advisor Maxime Bocher Role Mathematician | |
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Born October 25, 1886
Missouri ( 1886-10-25 ) Institutions Mathematical Association of America Died November 11, 1967, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Books Automorphic Functions, Differential equations Alma mater Missouri State University, Harvard University | ||
Doctoral students Edwin Beckenbach Residence United States of America | ||
Lester Randolph Ford Sr. (October 25, 1886 – November 11, 1967) was an American mathematician, editor of the American Mathematical Monthly from 1942 to 1946, and President of the Mathematical Association of America from 1947 to 1948.
Ford circles are named after him. He is the father of L. R. Ford Jr.
In 1964, the MAA recognised his contribution to mathematics by establishing the Lester R. Ford Awards for authors of articles of expository excellence published in The American Mathematical Monthly or Mathematics Magazine. (The prize is now known as the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards.) His doctoral students include Edwin Beckenbach.
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