In Memoriam: John W. Addison, my PhD advisor
herodotus
112 points
4 comments
March 15, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
my-next-account
This really made me long for more mathemaics in my life. Thank you for a very nice in memoriam text.
kkotak
Correction (1930-2025)
eisvogel
A thoughtful memorium. I too greatly value my phd supervisor's inflence.
toomuchtodo
https://math.berkeley.edu/people/past-department-members/mem...