Griffith C. Evans Scientist

Griffith Conrad Evans (11 May 1887 – 8 December 1973) was a mathematician working for much of his career at the University of California, Berkeley. He is largely credited with elevating Berkeley's mathematics department to a top-tier research department, having recruited many notable mathematicians in the 1930s and 1940s.

Personal facts

Griffith C. Evans
Alias (AKA)Evans G. C.
Birth dateMay 11, 1887
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 08, 1973
Residence
United States
Education
Harvard University

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Alfred Horn
John Jay Gergen
Kenneth O. May
Field of study
Functional analysis
Integral equation
Potential theory

Topical connections

A. James GregorScientist
A. Richard NewtonScientist
Étienne-Émile BaulieuScientist

Griffith C. Evans on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb1199n68c&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00040&toc.depth=1&toc.id=
  2. http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb1199n68c&query=&brand=calisphere
  3. http://www.ams.org/samplings/math-history/hmath2-berkeley.pdf
  4. http://www.ams.org/samplings/math-history/hmath2-index
  5. http://www.gpaulbishop.com/GPB%20History/GPB%20Archive/Section%20-%208/G.%20Evans/g__evans.htm
  6. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=577
  7. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=126