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Jacob Tamarkin

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Jacob Tamarkin · Science & Medicine

What

Analysis; the theory of the Fourier integral

When

1888, Chernigov, Russian Empire (now Chernihiv, Ukraine) — 1945, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Where

Russian Empire · United States

Biography

Jacob Tamarkin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Analysis; the theory of the Fourier integral

How & why

Jacob David Tamarkin was a Russian-American mathematician at Brown University who made fundamental contributions to mathematical analysis, including the theory of the Fourier integral, differential equations and functional analysis, and was a founding co-editor of Mathematical Reviews. Born to a Jewish family, he trained a generation of American analysts. He is Jewish.

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Analysis; the theory of the Fourier integral

1888

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics