Biedenharn, L. C. 1922-1996

Lawrence Christian Biedenharn was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on November 18, 1922. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in absentia from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1944 while serving in the United States Army. He completed his Ph. D. in theoretical nuclear physics in 1950. After graduation, he

worked as a research physicist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. He began teaching as an assistant professor at Yale University in 1952. He joined the faculty at Rice University in 1954. He became a full professor at Duke University in 1961. In 1992, Biedenharn moved to the University of Texas at Austin where he continued to teach until his death in 1996. Biedenharn supervised 24 Ph.D. students. Biedenharn was a prominent mathematical and theoretical nuclear physicist whose significant contributions to group theoretical methods in physics led to his worldwide recognition as one of the foremost leaders in modern theoretical physics. He published several textbooks and monographs as well as hundreds of articles, several of which were written in collaboration with prominent theorists who visited Duke University from all over the world to work with Biedenharn. Biedenharn was invited to lecture extensively throughout the U. S. and Europe.

From the description of Biedenharn (Lawrence) papers 1931-1997 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 229371697