Ivan Niven
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 25 years ago |
Date of birth | October 25,1915 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Vancouver |
Canada | |
Date of died | May 9,1999 |
Died | Eugene |
Oregon | |
United States | |
Notable student | Margaret C. Mac Isaac |
Margaret Maxfield | |
Luther Peh Hsuin Cheo | |
Roy W. Ryden | |
Leroy J. Warren | |
Academic advisor | Leonard Eugene Dickson |
Awards | Paul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1044777 |
Ivan Niven Life story
Ivan Morton Niven was a Canadian-American mathematician, specializing in number theory and known for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the Mathematical Association of America. He was the author of several books on mathematics.