Dorothy Maharam
Dorothy Maharam Stone (July 1, 1917 – September 27, 2014) was an American mathematician born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who made important contributions to measure theory and became the namesake of Maharam's theorem and Maharam algebra.
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Dorothy Maharam Stone in 1991 | |
| Born | Dorothy Maharam July 1, 1917 Parkersburg, West Virginia, US |
| Died | September 27, 2014 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Kehillath Jacob Cemetery, West Roxbury |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology Bryn Mawr College |
| Known for | Maharam's theorem Maharam algebra |
| Spouse | Arthur Stone |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Rochester |
| Thesis | On Measure in Abstract Sets (1940) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler |
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