Arthur Mattuck Explained

Arthur Paul Mattuck
Birth Date:11 June 1930
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, US
Workplaces:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Thesis Title:Abelian Varieties over P-Adic Ground Fields
Thesis Year:1954
Doctoral Advisor:Emil Artin
Doctoral Students:Alberto Collino

Arthur Paul Mattuck (June 11, 1930[1] – October 8, 2021[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 and his differential equations video lectures featured on MIT's OpenCourseWare.[4]

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

Recognition

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]

Personal life

From 1959 to 1977 Mattuck was married to chemist Joan Berkowitz.[6] 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).[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Mattuck, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 91. 2022-01-07. MIT News Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 November 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Arthur Mattuck, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 91. 2022-01-07. MIT News Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 November 2021 . en.
  3. Book: World Who's Who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Debus, A.G.. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. 1968. 2. Marquis-Who's Who, Incorporated. 9780837910017. 2015-08-27.
  4. Web site: Differential Equations.
  5. https://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
  6. Web site: Sylvia M. Stoesser Lectures in Chemistry: Joan B. Berkowitz . Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . 2010 . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704105137/http://www.chemistry.illinois.edu/events/lectures/SM_Stoesser_Lectures_in_Chemistry/Joan_Berkowitz.html . 2010-07-04 . dead .
  7. Web site: Arthur P. Mattuck Obituary (2021) New York Times. Legacy.com.