Edward J. McShane
American mathematician (1904–1989)
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 10, 1904
- Date of death
- June 1, 1989
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Charlottesville
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Employer
- University of Virginia, Wichita State University, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Princeton University[13][14][15][16]
- Field of work
- mathematics, integral calculus, external ballistics[9][10][11]
- Position held
- chairperson, chairperson[12]
- Educated at
- University of Chicago, Tulane University[17][18]
- Award received
- Chauvenet Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship[21][22]
- Doctoral advisor
- Gilbert Ames Bliss, Lawrence Murray Graves[19][20]
- Doctoral student
- Victor Klee, Billy James Pettis, Allan Morton Krall, Samuel Henry Coleman, Sidney Herbert Lawrence, Eugene Kerfoot Ritter, David Barrington Lowdenslager, Barbara Louise Slyder Rice, Albert Beauregard Schwarzkopf, Truman Arthur Botts[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
- Academic thesis
- Semi-continuity in the Calculus of Variations, and Absolute Minima for Isoperimetric Problems[39]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[43]
- Place of burial
- University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium[6]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
- ISNI
- 0000000110820481
- VIAF cluster ID
- 109521334
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n82108862
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- 128509147
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Edward McShane.jpg ↗
- American National Biography ID
- 1302456
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 12280064p
- CONOR.BG ID
- 51735909
- CONOR.SI ID
- 40819555
- FAST ID
- 97272
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 52938816
- Freebase ID
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- Geni profile ID
- 6000000000463308516
- Guggenheim fellows ID
- edward-j-mcshane
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- 031620590
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- 987007457892205171
- KBR person ID
- 14644029
- MR Author ID
- 122775
- MacTutor biography ID
- McShane
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 6151
- NL CR AUT ID
- mub2014846959
- NUKAT ID
- n96214208
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 06988823X
- Oberwolfach mathematician ID
- 2814
- Prabook ID
- 1692160
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 41778
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- w6xp9x6c
- UOM ID
- 78340
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJfWYcBmDPq3QHGGHbmGHC
- ZbMATH author ID
- mcshane.edward-james
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Summary
Edward J. McShane was born on May 10, 1904[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on June 1, 1989[3], in Charlottesville[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5].
Why It Matters
Edward J. McShane's notable doctoral advisees include Victor Klee[44], a mathematician[45], 1925–2007[46], of United States[47], awarded the Max Planck Research Award[48], specialised in mathematics[49] and Billy James Pettis[50], a mathematician[51], 1913–1979[52], of United States[53].
FAQs
Where was Edward J. McShane born?
Edward J. McShane was born in New Orleans[2].
Where did Edward J. McShane die?
Edward J. McShane died in Charlottesville[4].
What did Edward J. McShane do for work?
Edward J. McShane worked as a mathematician[5].
Where did Edward J. McShane go to school?
Edward J. McShane was educated at University of Chicago[17] and Tulane University[18].
What awards did Edward J. McShane receive?
Honors received include Chauvenet Prize[21] and Guggenheim Fellowship[22].