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Hyman Bass

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Hyman Bass
BornOctober 5, 1932(1932-10-05)(age91)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known foralgebraic K-theory
commutative algebra
algebraic geometry
algebraic groups
Riemann zeta function
AwardsNational Medal of Science(2006)
Cole Prize(1975)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsColumbia University,Barnard College,University of Michigan
Doctoral advisorIrving Kaplansky
Doctoral studentsTsit Yuen Lam

Hyman Bass(/ˈhaɪmənbæs/;born October 5, 1932)[1]is an Americanmathematician,known for work inalgebraand inmathematics education.From 1959 to 1998 he was Professor in the Mathematics Department atColumbia University.He is currently theSamuel EilenbergDistinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics Education at theUniversity of Michigan.

Life[edit]

Born to aJewishfamily inHouston,Texas,[1]he earned his B.A. in 1955 fromPrinceton Universityand his Ph.D. in 1959 from theUniversity of Chicago.His thesis, titledGlobal dimensions of rings,was written under the supervision ofIrving Kaplansky.

He has held visiting appointments at theInstitute for Advanced StudyinPrinceton, New Jersey,[2]Institut des Hautes Études ScientifiquesandÉcole 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 theUniversity of Utah.He was president of theAmerican Mathematical Society.

Bass formerly chaired the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (1992–2000) at theNational Academy of Sciences,and the Committee on Education of the American Mathematical Society. He was the President ofICMIfrom 1999 to 2006.[3]Since 1996 he has been collaborating withDeborah Balland 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 inmathematics education.

Work[edit]

His research interests have been inalgebraic K-theory,commutative algebraandalgebraic geometry,algebraic groups,geometric methods ingroup theory,andζ 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 theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]In 2002 he was elected a fellow ofThe World Academy of Sciences.[6]He is a 2006National Medal of Sciencelaureate.[7]In 2009 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Education.[8]In 2012 he became a fellow of theAmerican Mathematical Society.[9]He was awarded theMary P. Dolciani Awardin 2013.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abHyman Bass.Archived2011-06-07 at theWayback MachineMacTutor History of Mathematics archive.Accessed January 31, 2010
  2. ^Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of ScholarsArchived2013-01-06 at theWayback Machine
  3. ^ICMI Executive Committees 1908–2009.Archived2011-09-27 at theWayback MachineInternational Commission on Mathematical Instruction.Accessed January 31, 2010
  4. ^"Bass, Hyman".National Academy of Sciences.RetrievedMay 20,2011.
  5. ^"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B"(PDF).American Academy of Arts and Sciences.RetrievedMay 20,2011.
  6. ^Hyman Bass, CV, twas.org
  7. ^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
  8. ^"Hyman Bass Elected to the National Academy of Education, U. of Michigan Department of Education".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-30.Retrieved2015-10-07.
  9. ^List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society,retrieved 2012-11-10.
  10. ^"Dolciani Award | Mathematical Association of America".maa.org.Retrieved2020-09-27.

External links[edit]

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