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Herman L. Smith

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Herman Lyle Smith
Born(1892-07-07)July 7, 1892
Died1950(1950-00-00) (aged 57–58)
Alma materUniversity of Oregon (BS), University of Chicago (MS, PhD)
Known forMoore–Smith sequence (net)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsLouisiana State University
Thesis The Minkowski Linear Measure for a Simple Rectifiable Curve  (1926)
Doctoral advisorE. H. Moore
Notable studentsFleddermann, Harry, Rickey, Frank

Herman Lyle Smith (July 7, 1892 – 1950) was an American mathematician, the co-discoverer, with E. H. Moore, of nets,[1] and also a discoverer of the related notion of filters independently of Henri Cartan.[2]

Born in Pittwood, Illinois, Smith received his B.S. degree from the University of Oregon in 1914 and his M.S. from the University of Chicago the following year. His Ph.D. was granted in 1926 by the University of Chicago for work done under Moore. He was later employed as a professor of mathematics by Louisiana State University.

Notes

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  1. ^ (Sundström 2010, p. 15n)
  2. ^ (Sundström 2010, p. 17n)

References

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  • Sundström, Manya Raman (2010). "A pedagogical history of compactness". arXiv:1006.4131v1 [math.HO].
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