Arthur J. Lohwater
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Arthur John "Jack" Lohwater (October 20, 1922 - June 10, 1982) was an American mathematician.
Arthur J. Lohwater | |
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Born | (1922-10-20)October 20, 1922 |
Died | June 10, 1982(1982-06-10) (aged 59) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Rochester |
Spouse | Marjorie White Lohwater |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Rochester University of Michigan Case Western Reserve University |
Thesis | The Boundary Values Of A Class Of Analytic Functions (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Wladimir Seidel |
He obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics at University of Rochester (1951), on the dissertation The Boundary Values of a Class of Analytic Functions, advised by Wladimir Seidel.[1] Later he joined the faculty at University of Michigan and Case Western Reserve University. He was editor of Mathematical Reviews (1962–65).[2] With Norman Steenrod and Sydney Gould he established important ties with Russian mathematicians, beginning with conferences in Moscow (1956, 58) and resulting in a dictionary. Lohwater died after a long battle with lung cancer.[3] He was married to the mathematician Marjorie White Lohwater (1925–2007).[4]