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{{short description|American mathematician}}
{{short description|American mathematician}}
'''Louis Charles Karpinski''' (5 August 1878 – 25 January 1956) was an [[Americans|American]] mathematician born in [[Rochester, New York]] to Henry Hermanagle Karpinski from [[Warsaw]], Poland and Mary Louise Engesser from 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> He was educated at [[Cornell University]] and in [[Europe]] at [[Strasbourg|Strassburg]].
'''Louis Charles Karpinski''' (5 August 1878 – 25 January 1956) was an [[Americans|American]] mathematician.


==Background==
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Karpinski also studied (1909–1910) at [[Columbia University|Columbia]], where he was a fellow and a university extension lecturer. He taught at Berea College and at [[Oswego, New York]] at the Normal School there, then accepted a position at the [[University of Michigan]] where in 1919 he became full [[professor]] of mathematics. Dr. Karpinski devoted his attention chiefly to the history and [[pedagogy]] of mathematics.

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> He was educated at [[Cornell University]] and in [[Europe]] at [[Strasbourg|Strassburg]]. Karpinski also studied (1909–1910) at [[Columbia University|Columbia]].

==Career==
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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.

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== 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'', with [[David Eugene Smith]] (1911), ''Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi'' (1915), and
''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>
''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>


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== Books ==
* [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.
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* [[Robert of Chester]]
* [[Robert of Chester]]
* [[Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī|al-Khwārizmī]]
* [[Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī|al-Khwārizmī]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Charles Karpinski}}


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{{Presidents of the History of Science Society}}


Revision as of 16:21, 2 March 2021

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

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.[1][2] He was educated at Cornell University and in Europe at Strassburg. Karpinski also studied (1909–1910) at Columbia.

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.

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 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.[3]

  • The Hindu-Arabic Numerals (with David Eugene Smith). Boston: Ginn and Company, 1911.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bibliography of Mathematical Works Printed in America through 1850. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1940.

See also

References

  1. ^ 1900 US Federal Census, New York, Oswego, Oswego Ward 3, District 123, Page 7
  2. ^ Obituary of Marie Engesser Karpinski, Oswego Daily Times, August 15, 1904.
  3. ^ 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

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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