Maxwell Rosenlicht
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Maxwell Alexander Rosenlicht (April 15, 1924 – January 22, 1999) was an American
mathematician
known for works in algebraic geometry
, algebraic group
s and differential algebra
.
Rosenlicht went to school in Brooklyn (Erasmus High School) and studied at Columbia University
(B.A. 1947) and at Harvard University, where he studied under Zariski
and was awarded in 1950 his doctorate (on an Algebraic Curve Equivalence Concepts). In 1952 he went to Northwestern University
. Until his retirement in 1991 he was a professor at Berkeley. He was also a visiting professor in Mexico City, IHES
, Rome, Leiden and Harvard.
In 1960 he shared the Cole Prize
in algebra with Serge Lang
for his work on generalized Jacobian varieties. He also studied the algorithmic algebraic theory of integration.
Rosenlicht was a Fulbright Fellow and 1954 Guggenheim Fellow.
He died of neurological disease on a trip to Hawaii. Rosenlicht married in 1954 and had four children.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
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known for works in algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
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, algebraic group
Algebraic group
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s and differential algebra
Differential algebra
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.
Rosenlicht went to school in Brooklyn (Erasmus High School) and studied at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(B.A. 1947) and at Harvard University, where he studied under Zariski
Oscar Zariski
Oscar Zariski was a Russian mathematician and one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century.-Education:...
and was awarded in 1950 his doctorate (on an Algebraic Curve Equivalence Concepts). In 1952 he went to Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. Until his retirement in 1991 he was a professor at Berkeley. He was also a visiting professor in Mexico City, IHES
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
The Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques is a French institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics...
, Rome, Leiden and Harvard.
In 1960 he shared the Cole Prize
Cole Prize
The Frank Nelson Cole Prize, or Cole Prize for short, is one of two prizes awarded to mathematicians by the American Mathematical Society, one for an outstanding contribution to algebra, and the other for an outstanding contribution to number theory. The prize is named after Frank Nelson Cole, who...
in algebra with Serge Lang
Serge Lang
Serge Lang was a French-born American mathematician. He was known for his work in number theory and for his mathematics textbooks, including the influential Algebra...
for his work on generalized Jacobian varieties. He also studied the algorithmic algebraic theory of integration.
Rosenlicht was a Fulbright Fellow and 1954 Guggenheim Fellow.
He died of neurological disease on a trip to Hawaii. Rosenlicht married in 1954 and had four children.