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Andrew M. Bruckner

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Andrew M. Bruckner
Andrew Bruckner in 1991
Photo courtesy MFO
Born (1932-12-17) December 17, 1932 (age 91)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

Andrew Michael Bruckner (born December 17, 1932) is an American retired mathematician, known for his contributions to real analysis.[1]

He got his PhD in mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles (1959) on the dissertation Minimal Superadditive Extensions of Superadditive Functions advised by John Green (mathematician).[2] He joined the faculty at University of California, Santa Barbara. The "Andy Award" is given annually in his name, to significant contributors to real analysis.[citation needed]

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3]

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  1. ^ R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group (2009). American Men & Women of Science. Vol. 1. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 9781414433011. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  2. ^ entry at Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. ^ a b classicalrealanalysis.com has online book