Background
NÁPOLES GÁNDARA, Alfonso was born on October 14, 1897 in Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico.
NÁPOLES GÁNDARA, Alfonso was born on October 14, 1897 in Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico.
Educated Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, 1911-1915, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros, 1916-1921, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States of America), 1930-1932. Doctorate in mathematics.
Professor:; Professor mathematics, University Nacional de México, since 1920. Head of mathematics classes, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, 1926-1930. Director, Institute de Matemáticas, since 1942.
Member American Mathematical Society, Society Matemática (president 1943-1945), Academy Nacional de Ciencias Antonio Alzate. Antonio Nápoles and Josefa Gándara.
Member American Mathematical Society, Society Matemática (president 1943-1945), Academy Nacional de Ciencias Antonio Alzate.