Murray S. Klamkin

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Murray S. Klamkin
SUNY Buffalo
University of Waterloo
University of Alberta

Murray Seymour Klamkin (March 5, 1921 – August 6, 2004) was an American mathematician, known as prolific proposer and editor of professionally-challenging mathematical problems.

Life

Klamkin was born on March 5, 1921, in

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
in 1947, where he taught from 1948 until 1957.

After this, Klamkin worked at

SUNY Buffalo (1962–1964), and served as the principal research scientist at Ford Motor Company (1965–1976). During this period, he was also a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota. After leaving Ford, he became a professor at the University of Waterloo.[1]
From 1976 to 1981 Klamkin was the chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Alberta.[2]

After 1981 he became an emeritus professor at Alberta. Klamkin died August 6, 2004.[3]

Mathematical problems

Klamkin was known worldwide as a prolific proposer and editor of professionally challenging mathematical problems. He served as problem editor for

mathematics competitions, such as the USA Mathematical Olympiad, the International Mathematical Olympiad, and the Putnam Competition
. In 1988 the Mathematical Association of America gave him its Award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics, its highest service award.[4] In 1992, the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions awarded Klamkin the David Hilbert Award for his contributions to mathematics competitions.[5]

Selected bibliography

See also

References

  1. ^ Memorial Celebration of the Life of Murray Seymour Klamkin, web page at the MAA, accessed 2007-01-11.
  2. ^ University of Alberta Archives: Faculty of Science Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, web page at the University of Alberta, accessed 2007-01-11.
  3. ^ Murray Klamkin, 1921-2004, MAA FOCUS 24 (#8), November 2004, p. 32, accessed 2014-03-03.
  4. American Mathematical Monthly
    95 (#1), January 1988, pp. 1–4.
  5. ^ David Hilbert and Paul Erdös Awards Archived 2017-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, web page at the WFNMC, accessed 2014-03-03.
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