Walter Rudin
Walter Rudin (May 2, 1921 – May 20, 2010) was an Austrian-American mathematician and professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Walter Rudin | |
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| Born | May 2, 1921 |
| Died | May 20, 2010 (aged 89) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Duke University (B.A. 1947, Ph.D. 1949) |
| Known for | Mathematics textbooks; contributions to harmonic analysis and complex analysis |
| Spouse | Mary Ellen Rudin |
| Awards | American Mathematical Society Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Doctoral advisor | John Jay Gergen |
| Doctoral students | Charles Dunkl Daniel Rider |
In addition to his contributions to complex and harmonic analysis, Rudin was known for his mathematical analysis textbooks: Principles of Mathematical Analysis, Real and Complex Analysis, and Functional Analysis. Rudin wrote Principles of Mathematical Analysis only two years after obtaining his Ph.D. from Duke University, while he was a C. L. E. Moore Instructor at MIT. Principles, acclaimed for its elegance and clarity, has since become a standard textbook for introductory real analysis courses in the United States.
Rudin's analysis textbooks have also been influential in mathematical education worldwide, having been translated into 13 languages, including Russian, Chinese, and Spanish.