Background
Knopfmacher, John Peter was born on January 20, 1937 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Walter and Ruth Knopfmacher.
("This book is well-written and the bibliography excellent...)
"This book is well-written and the bibliography excellent," declared Mathematical Reviews of John Knopfmacher's innovative study. The three-part treatment applies classical analytic number theory to a wide variety of mathematical subjects not usually treated in an arithmetical way. The first part deals with arithmetical semigroups and algebraic enumeration problems; Part Two addresses arithmetical semigroups with analytical properties of classical type; and the final part explores analytical properties of other arithmetical systems. Because of its careful treatment of fundamental concepts and theorems, this text is accessible to readers with a moderate mathematical background, i.e., three years of university-level mathematics. An extensive bibliography is provided, and each chapter includes a selection of references to relevant research papers or books. The book concludes with an appendix that offers several unsolved questions, with interesting proposals for further development.
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Knopfmacher, John Peter was born on January 20, 1937 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Walter and Ruth Knopfmacher.
Bachelor of Science, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1958; Bachelor of Science with honors in Applied Mathematics, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1959; Bachelor of Science with honors in Mathematics, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1960; Master of Science, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Manchester (England) University, 1964.
Lecturer, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1965; senior lecturer, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1966-1970; reader in mathematics, associate professor, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1971-1977; professor mathematics, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, since 1978; head department, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1984-1993; director research center, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, since 1992.
("This book is well-written and the bibliography excellent...)
Fellow Royal Society South Africa. Member American Mathematics Society, Edinburgh Mathematics Society, London Mathematics Society, other mathematics societies.
Married Rose Hendler, January 6, 1959 (divorced September 1991). Children: Arnold, Nadine, Kevin. Married Beverley Woolf, October 23, 1991.