Mary Ellen Rudin

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Mary Ellen Rudin (born December 7, 1924, Hillsboro, Texas) is an American mathematician.

Born Mary Ellen Estill, she attended the University of Texas, completing her B.A. in 1944 and her Ph.D. in 1949, under Robert Lee Moore. In 1953, she married the mathematician, Walter Rudin. Following her mentor Moore, her research centers on point-set topology. She served as vice-president of the American Mathematical Society, 1980–1981.

External link

[] at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson. [] at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
[Mary Ellen Rudin] at the Biographies of Women Mathematicians Web Site, written by Shannon Carr.

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