Harry Pollard (mathematician)

Harry Pollard (1919 – November 20, 1985)[1] was an American mathematician. He received his Ph.D from Harvard University in 1942 under the supervision of David Widder.[2] He then taught at Cornell University, and was Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University from 1961 until his death in 1985. He is known for his work on celestial mechanics and the n-body problem[1] as well as for the several textbooks he authored or co-authored.[3][4]

Harry Pollard
Born	1919
Died	(1985-11-20)November 20, 1985
Alma mater	Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields	Celestial mechanics
Institutions	Cornell University Purdue University
Doctoral advisor	David Widder
Doctoral students	Louis de Branges Joanne Elliott Donald G. Saari

Books

• Pollard, Harry; Diamond, Harold G. (1975), The Theory of Algebraic Numbers, Carus Mathematical Monographs, 9 (2nd ed.), MAA. Originally published 1950.[3]
• Pollard, Harry (1972), Applied Mathematics: An Introduction, Addison-Wesley.[4]
• Pollard, Harry (1976), Celestial Mechanics, Carus Mathematical Monographs, 18, MAA, ISBN 0-88385-019-2
• Tenenbaum, Morris; Pollard, Harry (1985), Ordinary Differential Equations, Dover, ISBN 0-486-64940-7

References

1. Saari, D. G., "In Memorian. Professor Harry Pollard. 1919-1985", Celestial Mechanics, 37 (4): 349, Bibcode:1985CeMec..37..349S, doi:10.1007/bf01261623, MR 0846726.
2. Harry Pollard at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
3. Review of The Theory of Algebraic Numbers by Mordan Ward (1951), Math. Mag. 25 (2): 105, JSTOR 3029662.
4. Review of Applied Mathematics: An Introduction by N. D. Kazarinoff (1973), Math. Mag. 46 (3): 164–165, JSTOR 2687976.