James Lewin McGregor
James Lewin McGregor (May 31, 1921, Crawford Bay, British Columbia – January 3, 1988, Mountain View, California) was a mathematician who introduced Karlin–McGregor polynomials.
A native of Canada he served in the Canadian military during World War II. He received his undergrad degree from the University of British Columbia. He received his PhD from Cal Tech and then became a professor of mathematics at Stanford University.
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- Berg, Paul W.; Feferman, Solomon; Karlin, Samuel; Mann, J. Keith (1988), Memorial resolution (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27, retrieved 2011-08-21
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- Canadian mathematicians
- 1921 births
- 1988 deaths
- Stanford University faculty
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- 20th-century mathematicians
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
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