George Piranian
George Piranian | |
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George Piranian (pictured in center) at Oberwolfach in 1961 | |
| Born | May 2, 1914 Thalwil, Switzerland |
| Died | August 31, 2009 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Utah State University (BS, MS) Hertford College, Oxford Rice University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Complex analysis |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | A Study of the Position and Nature of the Singularities of Functions Given by Their Taylor Series (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | Szolem Mandelbrojt |
| Doctoral students | Theodore Kaczynski |
George Piranian (Armenian: Գևորգ Փիրանեան; May 2, 1914 – August 31, 2009) was a Swiss-American mathematician. Piranian was internationally known for his research in complex analysis, his association with Paul Erdős, and his editing of the Michigan Mathematical Journal.