Raymond Woodard Brink
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Raymond Woodard Brink (4 January 1890 in Newark, New Jersey – 27 December 1973 in La Jolla, California) was an American mathematician. His Ph.D. advisor at Harvard was George David Birkhoff.
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Raymond Woodard Brink | |
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Born | (1890-01-04)January 4, 1890 |
Died | December 27, 1973(1973-12-27) (aged 83) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Kansas State College B.S., 1908, B.S.E.E. 1909[1] Harvard University Ph.D. 1916[1] |
Spouse(s) | Carol Ryrie (1895–1981) (m. 1918–73, his death) |
Children | David R. Brink (b. 1919) Nora Brink Hunter |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Minnesota |
Doctoral advisor | George David Birkhoff |
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Brink entered Kansas State College at age 14 and by age 19 had two bachelor's degrees[1] and was employed as an instructor of mathematics in Moscow, Idaho; he taught at the state preparatory school of the University of Idaho.[2][3] He returned to school at Harvard and earned a doctorate in 1916 and was a longtime professor at the University of Minnesota, and also authored numerous math textbooks. He served as president of the Mathematical Association of America from 1941–42.[1]