Kenneth O. May

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American mathematician

Places

United States of America

was

Historian Mathematician Historian of mathematics Educator

Work field

Academia Mathematics Social science

Gender

Male

Birth

8 July 1915 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Portland

Star sign

Cancer People who share this birthday

Death

1 December 1977 People who died on this day

Place of death

Toronto

Age

62 years

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Biography

Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915, in Portland, Oregon – December 1977, in Toronto) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem. The Kenneth O. May Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the history of mathematics. May was the founder and the first editor of Historia Mathematica.
In 1966, May signed a vow of tax resistance to protest the Vietnam War.

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