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After receiving his [[PhD]] in 1958, Knopp taught at the [[University of Wisconsin]] and then, for a few years, at the
After receiving his [[PhD]] in 1958, Knopp taught at the [[University of Wisconsin]] and then, for a few years, at the
[[University of Illinois Chicago]] before moving, in 1980, to [[Temple University]] where he stayed until his sudden death in 2011.
[[University of Illinois Chicago]] before moving, in 1980, to [[Temple University]] where he stayed until his sudden death in 2011.
He was closely associated with [[Emil Grosswald]]
He was closely associated with [[Emil Grosswald]]. In Jean Dieudonne's influential book "A panorama of pure mathematics" (Academic Press, 1982),
he is mentioned (p. 95) as one of those who "made substantial contributions" to the theory of modular forms.





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Marvin Isadore Knopp
Born
Died2011
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin
Temple University
Doctoral advisorPaul T. Bateman
Doctoral studentsKenneth Storalsky, Mark Sheingorn

Marvin Isadore Knopp (1933 – December 24, 2011) was an American mathematician who worked primarily in number theory. He made notable contributions to the theory of modular forms.

Life and education

Knopp was born on 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his PhD under Paul T. Bateman from the University of Illinois in 1958. He had 20 PhD students. He is the father of pianist Seth Knopp. Knopp died on Dec. 24, 2011 during a family vacation in Florida.

Career

After receiving his PhD in 1958, Knopp taught at the University of Wisconsin and then, for a few years, at the University of Illinois Chicago before moving, in 1980, to Temple University where he stayed until his sudden death in 2011. He was closely associated with Emil Grosswald. In Jean Dieudonne's influential book "A panorama of pure mathematics" (Academic Press, 1982), he is mentioned (p. 95) as one of those who "made substantial contributions" to the theory of modular forms.


Selected publications

  • Knopp, Marvin (1970). Modular Functions in Analytic Number Theory. : Rand McNally. ISBN 0528600001.


Further reading

  • American Mathematical Society. Marvin Knopp ..., ed. (1993). Knopp, Marvin; Sheingorn, Mark (eds.). A Tribute to Emil Grosswald. Providence: American Mathematical Society. ISBN 9780821851555. Retrieved 2009-02-06. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help) A set of papers in honor of Grosswald; includes reminiscences, list of PhD students, and a list of papers and books.


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