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Edward J. McShane

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American mathematician (1904-1989)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1904 to 1989 · aged 85
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Edward James McShane was an American mathematician noted for his advancements of the calculus of variations, integration theory, stochastic calculus, and exterior ballistics. His name is associated with the McShane-Whitney extension theorem and McShane integral.

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1955Guggenheim Fellowship
1953Chauvenet Prize

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Edward James McShane was an American mathematician noted for his advancements of the calculus of variations, integration theory, stochastic calculus, and exterior ballistics. His name is associated with the McShane-Whitney extension theorem and McShane integral. McShane was professor of mathematics at the University of Virginia, president of the American Mathematical Society, president of the Mathematical Association of America, a member of the National Science Board and a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

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Lived 1904 to 1989 · aged 85
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