Background
Gillman, Leonard was born on January 8, 1917 in Cleveland. Son of Joseph Moses and Etta Judith (Cohen) Gillman.
Gillman, Leonard was born on January 8, 1917 in Cleveland. Son of Joseph Moses and Etta Judith (Cohen) Gillman.
Diploma (fellow in piano 1933-1938), Juilliard Graduate School Music, 1938. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1941. Master of Arts (Carnegie fellow mathematics statistics 1942-1943), Columbia University, 1945.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953.
Assistant in mathematics department, Columbia University, 1941-1942; lecturer, Columbia University, 1942-1943; operations analyst, Tufts College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1951; from instructor to associate professor mathematics, Purdue University, 1952-1960; professor mathematics, department chairman, U. Rochester, 1960-1969; professor mathematics, University Texas, Austin, 1969-1987; professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, 1987; department chairman, University Texas, Austin, 1969-1973. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1958-1960. Consultant editor W.W. Norton Company, Inc., 1967-1980.
(Edited By Oscar Zariski, S. S. Chern, And L. Nirenberg.)
Member American Mathematics Society (associate secretary 1969-1971, member committee to monitor problems in commission 1972-1977), National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematics Association American (board governors 1973-1995, treasurer 1973-1986, president-elect 1986-1987, president 1987-1989, past president 1989-1990, Lester R. Ford award for expository writing 1994, 2003, Yueh-Gin Gung and Doctor Charles Y. Hu award for distinguished service to mathematics 1999).
Married Reba Parks Marcus, December 24, 1938. Children: Jonathan Webb, Michal Judith.