Hyman Bass
Hyman Bass | |
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| Born | October 5, 1932 (age 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | algebraic K-theory commutative algebra algebraic geometry algebraic groups Riemann zeta function |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (2006) Cole Prize (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Columbia University, Barnard College, University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | Irving Kaplansky |
| Doctoral students | Tsit Yuen Lam |
Hyman Bass (/ˈhaɪmən bæs/; born October 5, 1932)[1] is an American mathematician, known for work in algebra and in mathematics education. From 1959 to 1998 he was Professor in the Mathematics Department at Columbia University. He is currently the Samuel Eilenberg Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Michigan.
Life[edit]
Born to a Jewish family in Houston, Texas,[1] he earned his B.A. in 1955 from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in 1959 from the University of Chicago. His thesis, titled Global dimensions of rings, was written under the supervision of Irving Kaplansky.
He has held visiting appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey,[2] Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques and École Normale Supérieure (Paris), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Bombay), University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, University of Rome, IMPA (Rio), National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mittag-Leffler Institute (Stockholm), and the University of Utah. He was president of the American Mathematical Society.
Bass formerly chaired the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (1992–2000) at the National Academy of Sciences, and the Committee on Education of the American Mathematical Society. He was the President of ICMI from 1999 to 2006.[3] Since 1996 he has been collaborating with Deborah Ball and her research group at the University of Michigan on the mathematical knowledge and resources entailed in the teaching of mathematics at the elementary level. He has worked to build bridges between diverse professional communities and stakeholders involved in mathematics education.
Work[edit]
His research interests have been in algebraic K-theory, commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, algebraic groups, geometric methods in group theory, and ζ functions on finite simple graphs.
Awards and recognitions[edit]
Bass was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982.[4] In 1983, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5] In 2002 he was elected a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.[6] He is a 2006 National Medal of Science laureate.[7] In 2009 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Education.[8] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[9] He was awarded the Mary P. Dolciani Award in 2013.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hyman Bass. Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Accessed January 31, 2010
- ^ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ICMI Executive Committees 1908–2009. Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine International Commission on Mathematical Instruction. Accessed January 31, 2010
- ^ "Bass, Hyman". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ Hyman Bass, CV, twas.org
- ^ President to Award 2005–2006 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology Honoring Nation's Leading Researchers, Inventors and Innovator. National Science Foundation. Accessed January 31, 2010
- ^ "Hyman Bass Elected to the National Academy of Education, U. of Michigan Department of Education". Archived from the original on 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Dolciani Award | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links[edit]
- Hyman Bass at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Directory page at University of Michigan
- Author profile in the database zbMATH
- 1932 births
- 20th-century American Jews
- Algebraists
- Columbia University faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
- Living people
- American mathematics educators
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- National Medal of Science laureates
- Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars
- Nicolas Bourbaki
- Presidents of the American Mathematical Society
- Academics from Houston
- Princeton University alumni
- University of Chicago alumni
- University of Michigan faculty
- Mathematicians from Texas
- 21st-century American Jews