Max Mason
Charles Max Mason, better known as Max Mason, was an American mathematician. He served the 4th president of the University of Chicago from 1925 to 1928 and as the third president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1929 to 1936.
Mason's mathematical research interests included differential equations, the calculus of variations, and electromagnetic theory.
Education
- B.Litt., 1898, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Göttingen, 1903.
- *Dissertation: "Randwertaufgaben bei gewöhnlichen Differentialgleichungen"
- *Advisor: Hilbert
Career
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1903–1904, Instructor of Mathematics.
- Yale University, 1904–1908, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1908–1909, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1909–1925, Professor of Physics.
- *National Research Council, 1917–1919, Submarine Committee.
- University of Chicago, 1925–1928, President.
- Rockefeller Foundation, 1928–1929, Director, Natural Sciences Division.
- Rockefeller Foundation, 1929–1936, President.
- Palomar Observatory, 1936–1949, Chairman of the team directing the construction of the observatory.
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