Brian Blank

Brian Blank (September 3, 1953 – December 9, 2018) was a Canadian/American associate professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]

Blank was born in Montreal, Quebec, and earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from McGill University.[2] He received his Masters and Ph.D. in 1980 from Cornell University, with Anthony Knapp as advisor.[3] His 20th century work involved harmonic analysis. He also co-authored a pair of calculus textbooks with his Washington University colleague, Steven Krantz. Titled Calculus: Single Variable and Calculus: Multivariable, the textbooks and workbooks used to be used in calculus classes at Washington University.

Blank died on December 9, 2018, due to complications of acute congestive heart failure.[2]

References

1. "Obituary: Brian Blank", Webster-Kirkwood Times, December 21, 2018
2. "Obituary: Brian E. Blank, professor of mathematics and statistics, 65". Washington University. 2018-12-11.
3. Brian Blank at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

External links

• Blank, Brian E. (May 2009). "The Calculus Wars reviewed by Brian E. Blank" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 56 (5): 602–610.