Frank Nelson Cole
| Frank Nelson Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1861 Ashland, Massachusetts, United States | 
| Died | May 26, 1926 (aged 64) New York City, New York, United States | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics | 
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Michigan Columbia University American Mathematical Society | 
| Doctoral advisor | Felix Klein | 
| Doctoral students | Eric Temple Bell George Abram Miller Louis Weisner | 
Frank Nelson Cole (September 20, 1861 – May 26, 1926) was an American mathematician. He is most famous for discovering the factors of the Mersenne number 267 − 1.