Leroy F. Meyers

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Leroy Frederick Meyers (June 30, 1927—November 8, 1995) was a mathematician.[1]

Early life

Meyers was the son of Joseph Meyers and Lillian Meyers née Gershun. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, attending Queens College[1] (graduated 1948) and later Syracuse University (Master's Degree in Mathematics: 1950; Ph.D. in Mathematics: 1953). He wrote his dissertation on "Certain Transformations of Hermitian Functionals" under advisor Charles Loewner.[2]

Professional life

Meyers was a Professor of Mathematics at Ohio State University from the fall of 1954 through 1995.[1]

From 1975–1985, he was deeply involved in Mathematics Magazine, serving as its Associate Editor and during that time also 6 years as Problems Editor.[3]

He died November 8, 1995, in Columbus, Ohio.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Resolution in Memoriam, Ohio State University, archived from the original on August 6, 2012
  2. ^ Leroy F. Meyers at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ a b Footnote to the posthumously-published Meyers, Leroy F. (February 1996), "Update on William Wernick's 'Triangle Constructions with Three Located Points'", Mathematics Magazine, 69 (1): 46–49.


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