About Francis B. Hildebrand
Lived 1915 – 2002 (aged 86–87). Francis B. Hildebrand was an American mathematician.
Francis Begnaud Hildebrand (1915 – 29 November 2002) was an American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1940 until 1984. Hildebrand was known for his many influential textbooks in mathematics and numerical analysis.
Education and career Hildebrand received his bachelor's degree in 1936 and a master's degree in 1938 from Washington & Jefferson College, both in mathematics.
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American mathematician
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Francis B. Hildebrand was born in 1915.
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Francis B. Hildebrand died on 29 November 2002.
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Francis B. Hildebrand was a mathematician.
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