David E. Zitarelli Explained

David Earl Zitarelli (August 12, 1941, Chester, Pennsylvania – December 3, 2018)[1] [2] was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, known for his 2-volume work on the history of mathematics (before 1942) in the United States and Canada.[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Zitarelli grew up in Holmes, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1959 from Ridley High School. At Temple University he graduated in 1963 with a bachelor's degree and in 1965 with a master's degree. He married Anita Paul in 1966. He received his Ph.D. in 1970 from Pennsylvania State University.[1] His Ph.D. thesis Subdirectory irreducible finite inverse semigroups was supervised by (1932–2015), famous among mathematicians for his research in semigroup theory.[6] From 1970 to 2012, David Zitarelli was a faculty member in the mathematics department of Temple University. In 2012 he retired as professor emeritus and he and his wife moved to Minnesota. During his first decade at Temple University, he did research on algebraic semigroups.[7] In 1977 he was promoted to associate professor and gained tenure.[8] Beginning in 1984, he collaborated with Raymond F. Coughlin (who joined Temple University's faculty in 1970) on a dozen textbooks (including multiple editions). Zitarelli later collaborated with David R. Hill (who joined Temple University's faculty in 1973) on the textbook Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB.[1] [9] During his 42 years at Temple University, Zitarelli won several teaching awards. He wrote a history, covering the years 1926 to 2000) of the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Section (EPaDel or EPADEL) of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).[10] [11]

In 2004 Zitarelli began working on his comprehensive history of mathematics in the United States and Canada. He completed the first volume, covering the years from 1492 to 1900, in 2018 and was working hard to complete the second volume, covering the years since 1900, when he died suddenly from a heart attack.[12] The second volume, published in 2021, was completed (up through the year 1941) by Della Dumbaugh and Stephen F. Kennedy, professor emeritus at Carleton College.[3] In 2015 the MAA's online journal Convergence published Zitarelli's article Alan Turing in America.[13]

When David Zitarelli died in 2018 after 52 years of marriage, he was survived by his widow, a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.[12] [1]

Selected publications

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References

  1. News: Cook, Bonnie L.. David Zitarelli, 77, Temple professor emeritus and expert in history of math . 14 December 2018 . The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. Web site: David Zitarelli Obituary (1941 - 2018) - Formerly of Holmes, PA - Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times . .
  3. Book: Zitarelli, David E.. A history of mathematics in the United States and Canada.
    2019–2022, with Della Dumbaugh and Stephen F. Kennedy
    . Providence, Rhode Island. MAA Press, an imprint of the American Mathematical Society. 2018024243.
    Book: Volume 1, 1492–1930. 9781470448295 . Zitarelli . David E. . 21 October 2019 . American Mathematical Soc. .
    Book: Volume 2, 1900–1941. 9781470467302.
    pbk
    . Zitarelli . David E. . Dumbaugh . Della . Kennedy . Stephen F. . 28 July 2022 . American Mathematical Society .
  4. Web site: Guthery, Scott. December 14, 2019. review of A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 1: 1492-1900. MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America .
  5. Web site: Ackerberg-Hastings, Amy. January 4, 2023. review of A History of Mathematics in the United States and Canada: Volume 2: 1900-1941. MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America .
  6. Szendei, Mária B.. Silva, Pedro V.. A tribute to Mario Petrich. 23 November 2021. 104. 1–9. Semigroup Forum. 10.1007/s00233-021-10235-5. arXiv preprint
  7. Web site: David E. Zitarelli: An Autobiographical Sketch. wordpress.com. 2018.
  8. David E. Zitarelli (1941–2018). Parshall, Karen Hunger. Karen Parshall. Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics. May 2019. 64. 12–13.
    last updated on 10/29/2020
    .
  9. Book: Hill, David. Zitarelli, David. Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB. 2003. 0131432745. 3rd. Pearson.
    336 pages
    . (See MATLAB.)
  10. Book: Zitarelli, David E.. EPADEL: A semisequiceninial history, 1926–2000. Raymond-Reese Book Company. January 1, 2001. 0964707705.
    210 pages
    . EPADEL introduction at math.upenn.edu
  11. Web site: EPaDel - Section History . EpaDel, MAA Section for Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, Mathematical Association of America (maa.org).
  12. News: Obituary for David Zitarelli . December 2018. StarTribune. Minneapolis.
  13. 10.4169/convergence20150101 . Alan Turing in America . 2015 . Zitarelli . David . Convergence . (See Alan Turing.)

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