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| birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]], [[USA]]
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'''Louis Charles Karpinski''' (5 August 1878 – 25 January 1956{{Verify source|date=July 2021}}) was an [[Americans|American]] mathematician.
'''Louis Charles Karpinski''' (5 August 1878<ref name="wwipa">Who's who in Polish America. (1943). United States: Harbinger House. p. 195</ref> – 25 January 1956<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.124.3210.19 | doi=10.1126/science.124.3210.19 | title=Louis C. Karpinski, Historian of Mathematics | year=1956 | last1=Jones | first1=Phillip S. | journal=Science | volume=124 | issue=3210 | page=19 | pmid=17787853 | bibcode=1956Sci...124...19J }}</ref>) was an [[Americans|American]] mathematician.


==Background==
==Background==


Louis Charles Karpinski was born on August 5, 1878, in [[Rochester, New York]]. His parents were Henry Hermanagle Karpinski of [[Warsaw]], Poland, and Mary Louise Engesser of Guebweiler, Alsace.<ref>1900 US Federal Census, New York, Oswego, Oswego Ward 3, District 123, Page 7</ref><ref>Obituary of Marie Engesser Karpinski, Oswego Daily Times, August 15, 1904.</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=July 2021}} He was educated at [[Cornell University]] and in [[Europe]] at [[Strasbourg|Strassburg]]. Karpinski also studied (1909–1910) at [[Columbia University|Columbia]].{{Verify source|date=July 2021}}
Louis Charles Karpinski was born on August 5, 1878, in [[Rochester, New York]]. His parents were Henry Hermanagle Karpinski of [[Warsaw]], Poland and Mary Louise Engesser of [[Guebwiller]], France.<ref name="wwipa" /><ref>1900 US Federal Census, New York, Oswego, Oswego Ward 3, District 123, Page 7</ref><ref>Obituary of Marie Engesser Karpinski, Oswego Daily Times, August 15, 1904.</ref> He earned his Bachelor of Arts at [[Cornell University]] in 1901 and his Ph.D. at [[Universität Straßburg]] in 1903.<ref name="wwipa" />


==Career==
==Career==
At Columbia, Karpinski became a fellow and a university extension lecturer. He taught at Berea College and at [[Oswego, New York]] at the Normal School there. Then, he accepted a position at the [[University of Michigan]], where by 1919 he became full [[professor]] of mathematics. Dr. Karpinski devoted his attention chiefly to the history and [[pedagogy]] of mathematics.{{Verify source|date=July 2021}}
At [[Columbia University]], Karpinski became a [[fellow]] and a university extension lecturer. He taught at [[Berea College]] and at the Normal School in [[Oswego, New York]], now [[State University of New York at Oswego|SUNY Oswego]]. He then accepted a position at the [[University of Michigan]], where he became a full professor of mathematics by 1919. He devoted his attention chiefly to the history and [[pedagogy]] of mathematics.{{Verify source|date=May 2023}}

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Karpinski served as the president of the [[History of Science Society]] from 1943 to 1944.<ref>The History of Science Society [http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_presidents.html "The Society: Past Presidents of the History of Science Society"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212134009/http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_presidents.html |date=2013-12-12 }}, accessed 4 December 2013</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==


An authority on the history of science, Karpinski was collaborator on the ''Archivo di Storia della Scienza'' and author of ''The Hindu-Arabic Numerals'', with [[David Eugene Smith]] (1911), ''Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi'' (1915), and
An authority on the history of science, Karpinski was collaborator on the ''Archivo di Storia della Scienza'' and author of ''The Hindu-Arabic Numerals''<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1090/S0002-9904-1915-02609-1|title=Book Review: ''The Hindu-Arabic Numerals'' |year=1915 |last1=McKelvey |first1=J. V. |journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=202–204 |doi-access=free }}</ref> with [[David Eugene Smith]] (1911), ''Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi'' (1915), and
''Unified Mathematics'' with [[Harry Yandell Benedict]] and [[John William Calhoun]] (1913).
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''Unified Mathematics'', with H. Y. Benedict and J. W. Calhoun (1913), and subsequently produced other publications. He served as the president of the History of Science Society from 1943–44.<ref>The History of Science Society [http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_presidents.html "The Society: Past Presidents of the History of Science Society"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212134009/http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_presidents.html |date=2013-12-12 }}, accessed 4 December 2013</ref>


* [https://archive.org/details/hinduarabicnume02karpgoog ''The Hindu-Arabic Numerals''] (with David Eugene Smith). Boston: Ginn and Company, 1911.
* [https://archive.org/details/hinduarabicnume02karpgoog ''The Hindu-Arabic Numerals''] (with David Eugene Smith). Boston: Ginn and Company, 1911.
* [https://archive.org/details/robertofchesters00khuw ''Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi''], with an Introduction, Critical Notes and an English Version. New York: Macmillan Co., 1915.
* [https://archive.org/details/robertofchesters00khuw ''Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi''], with an Introduction, Critical Notes and an English Version. New York: Macmillan Co., 1915.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=rbvkAAAAMAAJ ''Mathematical Pamphlets''] (n.p.): (n.p.), 1915.
* [https://archive.org/stream/unifiedmathemati00karpiala#page/vi/mode/2up ''Unified Mathematics''] (with Harry Y. Benedict and John W. Calhoun). Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1918 and 1922.
* [https://archive.org/stream/unifiedmathemati00karpiala#page/vi/mode/2up ''Unified Mathematics''] (with Harry Y. Benedict and John W. Calhoun). Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1918 and 1922.
* ''The History of Arithmetic''. Chicago: Rand McNally and Co., 1925.
* [https://archive.org/details/historyofarithme0000loui ''The History of Arithmetic''] Chicago: Rand McNally and Co., 1925.
* ''Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan, 1804–1880''. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.
* ''Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan, 1804–1880''. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.
* ''Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan''. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.
* ''Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan''. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1931.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050310195211/http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/karpinsk.htm LCK as a chess player]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050310195211/http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/karpinsk.htm LCK as a chess player]
*[http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/html/id.phtml?id=7703 Mathematics Genealogy]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20221115102521/https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=7703 Mathematics Genealogy]
*[http://atzema.dtdns.net/cgi-bin/karpinski/display/show_all.pl Louis C. Karpinski Mathematics Textbook Database]
*[http://atzema.dtdns.net/cgi-bin/karpinski/display/show_all.pl Louis C. Karpinski Mathematics Textbook Database]
* {{Gutenberg author |id=Karpinski,+Louis+Charles | name=Louis Charles Karpinski}}
* {{Gutenberg author |id=25436| name=Louis Charles Karpinski}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Charles Karpinski}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Charles Karpinski}}


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Latest revision as of 10:53, 28 May 2024

Louis Charles Karpinski
Born(1878-08-05)August 5, 1878
Rochester, New York, US
DiedJanuary 25, 1956(1956-01-25) (aged 77)
OccupationMathematician

Louis Charles Karpinski (5 August 1878[1] – 25 January 1956[2]) was an American mathematician.

Background

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Louis Charles Karpinski was born on August 5, 1878, in Rochester, New York. His parents were Henry Hermanagle Karpinski of Warsaw, Poland and Mary Louise Engesser of Guebwiller, France.[1][3][4] He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University in 1901 and his Ph.D. at Universität Straßburg in 1903.[1]

Career

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At Columbia University, Karpinski became a fellow and a university extension lecturer. He taught at Berea College and at the Normal School in Oswego, New York, now SUNY Oswego. He then accepted a position at the University of Michigan, where he became a full professor of mathematics by 1919. He devoted his attention chiefly to the history and pedagogy of mathematics.[verification needed]

Karpinski served as the president of the History of Science Society from 1943 to 1944.[5]

Books

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An authority on the history of science, Karpinski was collaborator on the Archivo di Storia della Scienza and author of The Hindu-Arabic Numerals[6] with David Eugene Smith (1911), Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi (1915), and Unified Mathematics with Harry Yandell Benedict and John William Calhoun (1913).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Who's who in Polish America. (1943). United States: Harbinger House. p. 195
  2. ^ Jones, Phillip S. (1956). "Louis C. Karpinski, Historian of Mathematics". Science. 124 (3210): 19. Bibcode:1956Sci...124...19J. doi:10.1126/science.124.3210.19. PMID 17787853.
  3. ^ 1900 US Federal Census, New York, Oswego, Oswego Ward 3, District 123, Page 7
  4. ^ Obituary of Marie Engesser Karpinski, Oswego Daily Times, August 15, 1904.
  5. ^ The History of Science Society "The Society: Past Presidents of the History of Science Society" Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 4 December 2013
  6. ^ McKelvey, J. V. (1915). "Book Review: The Hindu-Arabic Numerals". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 21 (4): 202–204. doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1915-02609-1.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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