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{{short description|German-American mathematician}}
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==Life==
==Life==
He was born in [[Odessa]], [[Russian Empire|Russia]] on December 21, 1907.<ref>{{cite journal |title = Journal of the Common Council of the city of Detroit |author = [[Maryann Mahaffey]]; Detroit (Mich.). City Council |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_5tNAAAAMAAJ |year = 1977}}</ref>
He was born in [[Odessa]], [[Russian Empire]] on December 21, 1907.<ref>{{cite journal |title = Journal of the Common Council of the city of Detroit |author = [[Maryann Mahaffey]]; Detroit (Mich.). City Council |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_5tNAAAAMAAJ |year = 1977}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He earned his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität]] in [[München]] (February 26, 1930) on a dissertation entitled ''Über die Ränderzuordnung bei konformen Abbildungen'', advised by [[Constantin Carathéodory]].<ref>[http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=27030 Wladimir Seidel] at [[Mathematics Genealogy Project]]</ref>
He earned his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität]] in [[München]] (February 26, 1930) on a dissertation entitled ''Über die Ränderzuordnung bei konformen Abbildungen'', advised by [[Constantin Carathéodory]].<ref>[http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=27030 Wladimir Seidel] at [[Mathematics Genealogy Project]]</ref>


He joined the faculty of Mathematics at [[Harvard University]] (as [[Benjamin Peirce]] Instructor, 1932–33),<ref>[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/Doob/conversation.html A conversation with Joe Doob] on how Seidel assisted Doob in his doctoral thesis work (1932)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = A conversation with Joe Doob|author = Snell, J.L.|journal = Statistical Science|volume = 12|number = 4|pages = 301–311|year = 1997|publisher = JSTOR|doi=10.1214/ss/1030037961}}</ref> at [[University of Rochester]] (1941–55), at [[Institute for Advanced Study|The Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] (1952–53), at [[University of Notre Dame]] (1955–63), and at [[Wayne State University]] in [[Detroit]] (since 1963).
He joined the faculty of Mathematics at [[Harvard University]] (as [[Benjamin Peirce]] Instructor, 1932–33),<ref>[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/Doob/conversation.html A conversation with Joe Doob] on how Seidel assisted Doob in his doctoral thesis work (1932)</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title = A conversation with Joe Doob|author = Snell, J.L.|journal = Statistical Science|volume = 12|number = 4|pages = 301–311|year = 1997|publisher = JSTOR|doi=10.1214/ss/1030037961|doi-access = free}}</ref> at [[University of Rochester]] (1941–55), at [[Institute for Advanced Study|The Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] (1952–53), at [[University of Notre Dame]] (1955–63), and at [[Wayne State University]] in [[Detroit]] (since 1963).


During [[World War II]], he was with the ''Montreal Theory'' group for the [[National Research Council of Canada]].<ref>{{cite journal|title = The development of nuclear reactor theory in the Montreal Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada (Division of Atomic Energy) 1943–1946|author = Williams, M.M.R.|journal = Progress in Nuclear Energy|volume = 36|number = 3|pages = 239–322|year = 2000|publisher = Elsevier|doi=10.1016/s0149-1970(00)00011-1}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], he was with the ''Montreal Theory'' group for the [[National Research Council of Canada]].<ref>{{cite journal|title = The development of nuclear reactor theory in the Montreal Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada (Division of Atomic Energy) 1943–1946|author = Williams, M.M.R.|journal = Progress in Nuclear Energy|volume = 36|number = 3|pages = 239–322|year = 2000|publisher = Elsevier|doi=10.1016/s0149-1970(00)00011-1}}</ref>
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The [[Seidel class]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite journal |author = [[Jun Shung Hwang]] |title = On the Generalized Seidel Class ''U'' |publisher = Transactions of the [[American Mathematical Society]] |volume = 276 |issue = 1 |year= 1983 |pages = 336–346 }}</ref>
The [[Seidel class]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite journal |author = [[Jun Shung Hwang]] |title = On the Generalized Seidel Class ''U'' |publisher = Transactions of the [[American Mathematical Society]] |volume = 276 |issue = 1 |year= 1983 |pages = 336–346 }}</ref>


He was married to Leah Lappin-Seidel (1904–1999).<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D81738F93AA15751C1A96F958260 obituary of Leah Lappin-Seidel]</ref>
He was married to Leah Lappin-Seidel (1904–1999).<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5D81738F93AA15751C1A96F958260 obituary of Leah Lappin-Seidel]</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
*{{Cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|title=''Note on a Metrically Transitive System''|journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]]|volume=19|issue=4|pages=453–456|year=1933|pmc=1086021|doi=10.1073/pnas.19.4.453|pmid=16577539}}
*{{Cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|title=''Note on a Metrically Transitive System''|journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]]|volume=19|issue=4|pages=453–456|year=1933|pmc=1086021|doi=10.1073/pnas.19.4.453|pmid=16577539|bibcode=1933PNAS...19..453S|doi-access=free}}
*{{cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|title=''On a Metric Property of Fuchsian Groups''|journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]]|volume=21|issue=7|pages=475–478|year=1935|pmc=1076630|doi=10.1073/pnas.21.7.475|pmid=16588004}}
*{{cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|title=''On a Metric Property of Fuchsian Groups''|journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]]|volume=21|issue=7|pages=475–478|year=1935|pmc=1076630|doi=10.1073/pnas.21.7.475|pmid=16588004|bibcode=1935PNAS...21..475S|doi-access=free}}
*{{cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|author2 = [[Arthur J. Lohwater]]|title=''An example in conformal mapping''|journal=[[Duke Mathematical Journal]]|volume=15|issue=1|pages=137–143|year=1948|mr=0023903|doi=10.1215/s0012-7094-48-01516-6}}
*{{cite journal|author=Wladimir Seidel|author2 = [[Arthur J. Lohwater]]|title=''An example in conformal mapping''|journal=[[Duke Mathematical Journal]]|volume=15|issue=1|pages=137–143|year=1948|mr=0023903|doi=10.1215/s0012-7094-48-01516-6}}
*{{cite journal
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|issue = 4
|issue = 4
|doi = 10.1007/BF01111814
|doi = 10.1007/BF01111814
|s2cid = 120723458
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*{{cite journal
*{{cite journal
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|author2 = W. Seidel
|author2 = W. Seidel
|title = Koebe arcs and Fatou points of normal functions
|title = Koebe arcs and Fatou points of normal functions
|journal = Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici
|journal = [[Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici]]
|volume = 36
|volume = 36
|year = 1962
|year = 1962
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|issue = 1
|issue = 1
|doi = 10.1007/BF02566888
|doi = 10.1007/BF02566888
|s2cid = 121094714
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|issue = 6
|issue = 6
|doi = 10.1090/S0002-9904-1962-10837-4
|doi = 10.1090/S0002-9904-1962-10837-4
|doi-access = free
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*{{cite journal
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|issue = 1962
|issue = 1962
|doi=10.1090/s0002-9904-1962-10837-4
|doi=10.1090/s0002-9904-1962-10837-4
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|issue = 1
|issue = 1
|doi = 10.1007/BF01236942
|doi = 10.1007/BF01236942
|s2cid = 120462472
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*{{cite journal
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|journal = Nagoya Mathematical Journal
|journal = Nagoya Mathematical Journal
|year = 1959
|year = 1959
|volume = 14
|pages = 159–171
|pages = 159–171
|issue = 1959
|issue = 1959
|doi = 10.1017/S0027763000005821
|doi-access = free
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|issue = 1955
|issue = 1955
|doi = 10.1307/mmj/1031710538
|doi = 10.1307/mmj/1031710538
|doi-access = free
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|issue = 1
|issue = 1
|doi = 10.1007/BF01180626
|doi = 10.1007/BF01180626
|s2cid = 122574500
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|journal = Nagoya Mathematical Journal
|journal = Nagoya Mathematical Journal
|year = 1955
|year = 1955
|volume = 9
|pages = 79–85
|pages = 79–85
|issue = 1955
|issue = 1955
|doi = 10.1017/S0027763000023308
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|issue = 1
|issue = 1
|doi = 10.1007/BF01181342
|doi = 10.1007/BF01181342
|s2cid = 120627257
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|issue = 10
|issue = 10
|doi = 10.1073/pnas.39.10.1068
|doi = 10.1073/pnas.39.10.1068
|pmc = 1063907
|pmid=16589375
|bibcode = 1953PNAS...39.1068B
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|issue = 1
|issue = 1
|doi = 10.1093/qmath/4.1.150
|doi = 10.1093/qmath/4.1.150
|bibcode = 1953QJMat...4..150S
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*{{cite journal
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|publisher = Springer
|publisher = Springer
|doi=10.1007/bf01457932
|doi=10.1007/bf01457932
|s2cid = 119959703
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 15 October 2024

Wladimir Seidel
Born(1907-12-21)December 21, 1907
Odessa Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 12, 1981(1981-01-12) (aged 73)
Detroit, Michigan
Alma materLudwig-Maximilians-Universität
Known forSeidel class
Scientific career
Thesis Über die Ränderzuordnung bei konformen Abbildungen  (1930)
Doctoral advisorConstantin Carathéodory

Wladimir P. Seidel (December 21, 1907 – January 12, 1981) was a Russian-born German-American mathematician, and Doctor of Mathematics. He held a fellowship as a Benjamin Peirce Professor in Harvard University. During World War II, he was with the Montreal Theory group for the National Research Council of Canada.

Life

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He was born in Odessa, Russian Empire on December 21, 1907.[1]

Career

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He earned his Ph.D. from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München (February 26, 1930) on a dissertation entitled Über die Ränderzuordnung bei konformen Abbildungen, advised by Constantin Carathéodory.[2]

He joined the faculty of Mathematics at Harvard University (as Benjamin Peirce Instructor, 1932–33),[3][4] at University of Rochester (1941–55), at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (1952–53), at University of Notre Dame (1955–63), and at Wayne State University in Detroit (since 1963).

During World War II, he was with the Montreal Theory group for the National Research Council of Canada.[5]

The Seidel class is named after him.[6]

He was married to Leah Lappin-Seidel (1904–1999).[7]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Maryann Mahaffey; Detroit (Mich.). City Council (1977). "Journal of the Common Council of the city of Detroit". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Wladimir Seidel at Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ A conversation with Joe Doob on how Seidel assisted Doob in his doctoral thesis work (1932)
  4. ^ Snell, J.L. (1997). "A conversation with Joe Doob". Statistical Science. 12 (4). JSTOR: 301–311. doi:10.1214/ss/1030037961.
  5. ^ Williams, M.M.R. (2000). "The development of nuclear reactor theory in the Montreal Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada (Division of Atomic Energy) 1943–1946". Progress in Nuclear Energy. 36 (3). Elsevier: 239–322. doi:10.1016/s0149-1970(00)00011-1.
  6. ^ Jun Shung Hwang (1983). "On the Generalized Seidel Class U". 276 (1). Transactions of the American Mathematical Society: 336–346. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ obituary of Leah Lappin-Seidel


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