Joseph Ritt
Joseph Ritt | |
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| Born | August 23, 1893 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1951 (aged 57) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | Differential algebra |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Thesis | On a General Class of Linear Homogeneous Differential Equations of Infinite Order with Constant Coefficients Preceded by a Note on the Resolution into Partial Fractions of the Reciprocal of an Entire Function of Genus Zero (1917) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Kasner |
| Doctoral students | Ellis Kolchin Howard Levi Edgar Lorch |
Joseph Fels Ritt (August 23, 1893 – January 5, 1951) was an American mathematician at Columbia University in the early 20th century. He was born and died in New York.