Isador M. Sheffer

Isador Mitchell Sheffer (October 15, 1901–April 20, 1992) was an American mathematician best known for the Sheffer sequence of polynomials.[1] Born in Massachusetts, he lived a large portion of his life in State College, Pennsylvania, where he was a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University.

Isador M. Sheffer
Born(1901-10-15)October 15, 1901
Massachusetts
Died
April 20, 1992(1992-04-20) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Known forSheffer sequence
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
Doctoral advisorG. D. Birkhoff

He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1927, under the direction of George Birkhoff.[2]

References
  1. Boas, R. P. Jr.; Buck, R. C. (1956), "Polynomials defined by generating relations", The American Mathematical Monthly, 63: 626–632, doi:10.2307/2310587, MR 0080777.
  2. Isador M. Sheffer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project


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