Judith D. Sally

Judith D. Sally
Photo taken in 1981 by Jürgen Herzog
Born(1937-03-23)March 23, 1937
DiedJanuary 28, 2024(2024-01-28) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forCommutative algebra
SpousePaul Sally
AwardsAWM Noether Lecturer (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Doctoral advisorIrving Kaplansky

Judith Donovan Sally (born Judith Donovan; March 23, 1937 – January 28, 2024) was an American mathematician who was Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Northwestern University. Her research was in commutative algebra, particularly in the study of Noetherian local rings and graded rings.