Harold M. Edwards
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Harold M. Edwards is an American mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his influential expository works, particularly on number theory and the history of mathematical ideas.
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| Harold M. Edwards canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
historian of mathematics
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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New York University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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history of mathematics ⓘ mathematical exposition ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
algebra
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analysis ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
university teacher
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writer ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Fermat’s Last Theorem
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Galois theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Riemann hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ constructive mathematics ⓘ history of algebraic number theory ⓘ history of complex analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernhard Riemann
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Leopold Kronecker NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dedekind NERFINISHED ⓘ Évariste Galois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constructive approach to mathematics
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expository writing in number theory ⓘ historical studies of mathematical ideas ⓘ work on Riemann zeta function ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarifying foundational aspects of number theory
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historically informed presentations of classical mathematics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Advanced Calculus: A Differential Forms Approach
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Divisor Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Essays in Constructive Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Fermat’s Last Theorem: A Genetic Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Galois Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Kronecker’s Jugendtraum and Modular Functions NERFINISHED ⓘ Riemann’s Zeta Function NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics ⓘ |
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Riemann’s Zeta Function (book)