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Israel Herstein

Who

Israel Herstein · Science & Medicine

What

Ring theory; influential algebra textbooks

When

1923, Lublin, Poland — 1988, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Where

Poland · Canada · United States

Biography

Israel Herstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Ring theory; influential algebra textbooks

How & why

Herstein was a mathematician who worked in noncommutative ring theory and is best remembered for his lucid, widely used algebra textbooks Topics in Algebra and Noncommutative Rings, which trained generations of students. He was a longtime professor at the University of Chicago. Born into a Jewish family in Poland, he was raised in Canada.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Ring theory; influential algebra textbooks

1923

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics