Richard Albert Dean

Background

Dean, Richard Albert was born on October 9, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Lindley Richard and Belle Wierman (Bream) Dean.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1945; AB, Denison U., 1947; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1953; Doctor of Science (honorary), Denison U., 1973.

Career

Instructor mathematics, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1947; from Bateman research fellow to professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1954-1986; professor emeritus, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1987. Consultant National Security Agency, Washington, 1955-1963, School Mathematics Study Group, Palo Alto, California, 1958, 66-67, California State Department Education, Sacramento, 1960-1990.

Achievements

• Richard Albert Dean has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Elements of Abstract Algebra

    (Elements of Abstract Algebra hardcover book)

  • Arithmetic and Calculators: How to Deal With Arithmetic in the Calculator Age

    (paperback)

  • Classical Abstract Algebra
  • Elements of Abstract Algebra by Richard Albert Dean (1966-05-23)
  • Elements of Abstract Algebra

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, 52-54. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American.

Connections

Married Dorothy Green, September 5, 1948 (divorced March 1979). 1 child, Jason; married Carol Kipps, March 31, 1979.

Father:

Lindley Richard Dean

Mother:

Belle Wierman (Bream) Dean

Spouse:

Dorothy Green

Spouse:

Carol Kipps

child:

Jason Dean