Donald Livingstone (mathematician)

Donald Livingstone (1924 – 15 October 2001)[2] was a South African mathematician and former Chair of Pure Mathematics at the University of Birmingham. Previously he was a professor at the University of Michigan.[3][4] He was a member of the London Mathematical Society.[2]

Donald Livingstone
Born1924 (1924)
Died (aged 77)
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (PhD)
SpouseTrudy Livingstone
ChildrenNiall Livingstone[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham, University of Michigan
ThesisOn the Theory of Matrices with Elements in the Clebsoh-Aronhold Symbolic Calculus (1949)
Doctoral advisorAlexander Craig Aitken

References

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  1. ^ "Niall Livingstone" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Professor Donald Livingstone" (PDF). London Mathematical Society Newsletter. No. 300. January 2002. p. 2.
  3. ^ "M. R. Pournaki". math.ipm.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ronan, Mark (26 July 2007). Symmetry and the Monster: One of the Greatest Quests of Mathematics. Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19-280723-6.