Walter Rudin
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Walter Rudin (May 2, 1921 – May 20, 2010[2]) was an Austrian-American mathematician and professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]
Walter Rudin | |
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Born | (1921-05-02)May 2, 1921 |
Died | May 20, 2010(2010-05-20) (aged 89) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Duke University (B.A. 1947, Ph.D. 1949) |
Known for | Mathematics textbooks; contributions to harmonic analysis and complex analysis[1] |
Spouse | Mary Ellen Rudin |
Awards | American Mathematical Society Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Doctoral advisor | John Jay Gergen |
Doctoral students | Charles Dunkl Daniel Rider |
In addition to his contributions to complex and harmonic analysis, Rudin was known for his mathematical analysis textbooks: Principles of Mathematical Analysis,[4] Real and Complex Analysis,[5] and Functional Analysis.[6] Rudin wrote Principles of Mathematical Analysis only two years after obtaining his Ph.D. from Duke University, while he was a C. L. E. Moore Instructor at MIT. Principles, acclaimed for its elegance and clarity,[7] has since become a standard textbook for introductory real analysis courses in the United States.[8]
Rudin's analysis textbooks have also been influential in mathematical education worldwide, having been translated into 13 languages, including Russian,[9] Chinese,[10] and Spanish.[11]