Samuel Greitzer (August 10, 1905 - February 22, 1988) is an American mathematician and teacher. Best known as the founder and chairman of .
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Biography
Born in Russia , he came to the United States with his parents in 1906. He . He received his bachelor's degree in 1927 at the City College of New York . He received his Ph.D. at Yeshiva University .
He has held academic positions at Yeshiva University , Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute , Columbia University and Rutgers University . [2]
He published the mathematical journal Arbelos for schoolchildren. [2]
Samuel Greitzer and his wife Ethel had one son. [3]
Died February 22, 1988 in Metuchen, New Jersey . [2] [4]
Selected Publications
- Coxeter, HSM Geometry Revisited / HSM Coxeter, SL Greitzer. - Mathematical Association of America, 1967. - ISBN 978-0-88385-619-2 .
- Coxeter G.S.M. , Greitzer S.L. New meetings with geometry . - M .: Nauka, 1978.- 224 p. - (Issue 14 of the series "Library of the Mathematical Circle"). - 148,000 copies.
- Greitzer, S. The First USA Mathematical Olympiad // American Mathematical Monthly : journal. - 1973. - Vol. 80 . - P. 276-281 . - DOI : 10.2307 / 2318449 .
- Greitzer, Samuel. International Mathematical Olympiads 1959-1977 . - Mathematical Association of America, 1979. - ISBN 978-0-88385-627-7 .
References
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Berzsenyi, G .; Mientka, W. Obituary: Samuel L Greitzer (neopr.) // Mathematics Competitions. - 1988. - T. 1 , No. 1 . - S. 29 . Archived February 4, 2014. Archived February 4, 2014 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Samuel Greitzer in the 1940 Census . Date of treatment May 23, 2016.
- ↑ Social Security Death Index . Date of treatment May 21, 2016.
External links
- Richards, Joe; Crossfield, Don. Dear Professor Greitzer (neopr.) // Convergence. - Mathematical Association of America, 2008.