Seymour Schuster

Background

Schuster, Seymour was born on July 31, 1926 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Oscar and Goldie (Smilowitz) Schuster.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1947; A.M., Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1953; postgraduate (fellow), U. Toronto, 1952-1953.

Career

Instructor, Pennsylvania State University, 1950-1952; instructor, Polytechnic Institute New York, 1953-1954; assistant professor, Polytechnic Institute New York, 1954-1956; associate professor, Polytechnic Institute New York, 1956-1958; visiting associate professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1958-1959; associate professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1959-1963; professor mathematics, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, since 1968; department chairman, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1973-1976; William H. Laird professor mathematics and liberal arts, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1992-1994; William H. Laird professor emeritus, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, since 1994. Visiting associate professor of University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961. Research associate mathematics department University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1962-1963, associate professor, 1963-1965.

Associate professor Minnesota Math Center, 1965-1968, director college geometry project, 1964-1974. Director Academy Year Institute for College Teachers, 1966-1967, National Science Foundation Faculty fellow, 1970-1971. Visiting scholar University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970-1971, U. Arizona, 1990.

Guest scholar Western Michigan U., 1976, 81. Visiting professor Western Washington U.,1983, U. Oregon, 1986.

Achievements

• Seymour Schuster has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Elementary Vector Geometry (Dover Books on Mathematics)

    ( Dealing primarily with the development of vector algebr...)

  • Prelude to analysis (Prentice-Hall mathematics series)

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Mathematics Association American, American Mathematics Society, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Connections

Married Marilyn Weinberg, May 2, 1954;children: Paul Samuel, Eve Elizabeth.

Father:

Oscar Schuster

Mother:

Goldie (Smilowitz) Schuster

Spouse:

Marilyn Weinberg

child:

Eve Elizabeth Schuster

child:

Paul Samuel Schuster