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Dunham Jackson

American mathematician (1888-1946) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 58

Dunham Jackson was a mathematician who worked within approximation theory, notably with trigonometrical and orthogonal polynomials. He is known for Jackson's inequality. He was awarded the Chauvenet Prize in 1935. His book Fourier Series and Orthogonal Polynomials was reprinted in 2004.

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Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics1940
Chauvenet Prize1935
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1946 · aged 58