Miksa, Francis L., Papers, 1937-1975.

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Miksa, Francis L., Papers, 1937-1975.

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Papers document the work of the amateur mathematician Francis L. Miksa (1901-1975) of Aurora, Illinois, in combinatorics, number theory, and problem-solving. Collection includes material used in preparation of tables of magic squares, Pythagorean triangles, and Stirling numbers. Papers contain correspondence with amateur and professional mathematicians, and problem-solvers, including W.H. Benson, A.L. Candy, R.E. Greenwood, J.S. Madachy, L. Moser, C. Tobin, and C. W. Trigg. Material includes correspondence, dittoed sets of tables, and reprints.

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Tobin, Cyril.

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Candy, Albert L. (Albert Luther), 1857-1945

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Moser, Leo J.

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Miksa, Francis L., 1901-1975

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Francis Louis Miksa was born in Krakow, Poland, in 1901, emigrating with his parents to the United States in 1904. He grew up largely in Braidwood, Illinois, completing the sixth grade before going to work. Self-education and correspondence school courses led to an interest in mathematics. He married Frances Barowicz in 1924. From 1930 until his retirement in 1963, Mr. Miksa worked as a switchman for the Illinois Bell Telephone Company. He died in 1975. Mr. Miksa's mathe...

Madachy, Joseph S.

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Benson, William Henry

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Trigg, Charles W.

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Greenwood, R. E.

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Robert E. Greenwood (1911-1993) was a member of the Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, working in combinatorial analysis, numerical analysis, probability, and history of mathematics. From the description of Greenwood, Robert E., Papers, 1881-1999. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19293054 Mathematician. From the description of Reminiscence of R. E. Greenwood, 1984 Sept. 5. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat...