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Arthur Mattuck

Arthur Mattuck

American mathematician (1930–2021)

Arthur Paul Mattuck (June 11, 1930[1] – October 8, 2021[1][2]) was an emeritus professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] He may be best known for his 1998 book, Introduction to Analysis (ISBN 013-0-81-1327) and his differential equations video lectures featured on MIT's OpenCourseWare.[4]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Mattuck was a student of Emil Artin at Princeton University, where he completed his PhD in 1954.[5]

Recognition

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[6]

Personal life

From 1959 to 1977 Mattuck was married to chemist Joan Berkowitz.[7] Mattuck is quoted extensively in Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, A Beautiful Mind.

He was the brother of the physicist Richard Mattuck.

He died on October 8, 2021, at age of 91. He was survived by his daughter Rosemary and her partner Jeffrey Broadman, and three nephews (Allan, Robin, and Martin).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Arthur Mattuck, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 91". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  2. [2]
    "Arthur P. Mattuck Obituary (2021) New York Times". Legacy.com.
  3. [3]
    Debus, A.G.; Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1968). World Who's Who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Vol. 2. Marquis-Who's Who, Incorporated. ISBN 9780837910017. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  4. [4]
    "Differential Equations".
  5. [5]
    Arthur Mattuck at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  6. [6]
    List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-02-02.
  7. [7]
    "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lectures in Chemistry: Joan B. Berkowitz". Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2011-07-07.


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