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Edward J. McShane

Edward James McShane

American mathematician (1904–1989).

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Place of Birth

New Orleans

Place of Death

Charlottesville

Country of Citizenship

United States

Instance Of

Human

Occupation

Mathematician

Award Received

Chauvenet Prize
(1953)
Point in Time
: 1953
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1955)
Point in Time
: 1955

Date of Birth

5/10/1904

Date of Death

6/1/1989

Educated At

University of Chicago
(1927 - 1930)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
End Time
: 1930
Start Time
: 1927
Tulane University of Louisiana
( - 1927)
End Time
: 1927

Given Name

Edward
Series Ordinal
:1
James
Series Ordinal
:2

Member Of

National Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1959 - )
Start Time
: 1959

Employer

University of Virginia
(1935 - 1974)
End Time
: 1974
Start Time
: 1935
Wichita State University
(1928 - 1929)
End Time
: 1929
Start Time
: 1928
Aberdeen Proving Ground
(1942 - 1945)
End Time
: 1945
Start Time
: 1942
Princeton University
(1933 - 1935)
End Time
: 1935
Start Time
: 1933

Child

Family Name

McShane

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Sex or Gender

Male

Doctoral Advisor

Gilbert Ames Bliss
Lawrence Murray Graves

Position Held

Chairperson
(1959 - 1960)
Replaces
:
Richard Brauer
Replaced By
:
Deane Montgomery
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
American Mathematical Society
End Time
: 1960
Start Time
: 1959
Chairperson
(1953 - 1954)
Replaces
:
Saunders Mac Lane
Replaced By
:
William Larkin Duren, Jr.
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Mathematical Association of America
End Time
: 1954
Start Time
: 1953

Place of Burial

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Coordinate Location
: 38.0359°N 78.5130°W

Academic Thesis

Semi-Continuity in the Calculus of Variations, and Absolute Minima for Isoperimetric Problems
URL
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Publication Date
: 1930

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Name

Jimmy McShane
Eddy McShane

Field of Work

Mathematics
Integral Calculus
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