Kenneth May

Kenneth May

Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915-December 1977) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem. The Kenneth O. May Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the history of mathematics.

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* [http://www.unizar.es/ichm/may.html Obiturary in Historia Mathematica 5 (1978), pp. 8-9]
* [http://www.unizar.es/ichm/maymedal.html A Brief History of the Kenneth O. May Prize in the History of Mathematics]


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