Mary Ellen Rudin
Mary Ellen Rudin | |
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| Born | Mary Ellen Estill December 7, 1924 Hillsboro, Texas |
| Died | March 18, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Walter Rudin |
| Awards | Noether Lecturer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Thesis | Concerning Abstract Spaces (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Lee Moore |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Sub-discipline | Set-theoretic topology |
| Institutions | Duke University, University of Rochester, University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| Doctoral students | Michael Starbird |
Mary Ellen Rudin (December 7, 1924 – March 18, 2013) was an American mathematician known for her work in set-theoretic topology. In 2013, Elsevier established the Mary Ellen Rudin Young Researcher Award, which is awarded annually to a young researcher, mainly in fields adjacent to general topology.