Maxime Bôcher
Maxime Bôcher | |
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| Born | August 28, 1867 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1918 (aged 51) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Differential equations, series, and algebra |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Felix Klein |
| Doctoral students | William Brenke David R. Curtiss Griffith C. Evans Lester R. Ford Walter B. Ford James W. Glover Charles N. Moore William H. Roever Joseph L. Walsh |
Maxime Bôcher (August 28, 1867 – September 12, 1918) was an American mathematician who published about 100 papers on differential equations, series, and algebra. He also wrote elementary texts such as Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry. Bôcher's theorem, Bôcher's equation, and the Bôcher Memorial Prize are named after him.