Walter Rudin Scientist

Walter Rudin (May 2, 1921 – May 20, 2010) was an American mathematician and professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.He is known for three books on mathematical analysis: Principles of Mathematical Analysis, Real and Complex Analysis, and Functional Analysis. The first (affectionately referred to as "Baby Rudin") was written when Rudin was a Moore instructor at MIT for his undergraduate analysis course and is widely used as a textbook for undergraduate courses in analysis.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 02, 1921
Birth place
Vienna , First Austrian Republic , Austria
Nationality
United States
Date of deathMay 20, 2010
Known for
Complex analysis
Harmonic analysis

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Scientist

awards
American Mathematical Society
doctoral advisor
John Jay Gergen
doctoral student
Charles F. Dunkl

Walter Rudin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/?pa=mathNews&sa=view&newsId=866
  2. http://www.math.wisc.edu/oldhome/news/WRudinObit.html
  3. http://www.peterbeers.net/interests/flw_rt/Wisconsin/Rudin/Rudin.htm