David Bressoud
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David Bressoud is an American mathematician and mathematics educator known for his work in number theory, analysis, and pedagogy, as well as for his influential expository writing and leadership in the mathematical community.
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| David Bressoud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4405421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Bressoud Context triple: [Levi L. Conant Prize, notableRecipient, David Bressoud]
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James R. Newman
James R. Newman was an American mathematician, lawyer, and author best known for co-authoring the popular science classic "Mathematics and the Imagination" and editing the influential anthology "The World of Mathematics."
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Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
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Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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Gary S. May
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Bressoud Target entity description: David Bressoud is an American mathematician and mathematics educator known for his work in number theory, analysis, and pedagogy, as well as for his influential expository writing and leadership in the mathematical community.
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A.
James R. Newman
James R. Newman was an American mathematician, lawyer, and author best known for co-authoring the popular science classic "Mathematics and the Imagination" and editing the influential anthology "The World of Mathematics."
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B.
Reuben Hersh
Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and philosopher of mathematics known for his humanistic and sociocultural views on the nature of mathematical practice.
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C.
Philip J. Davis
Philip J. Davis was an American mathematician and prolific author known for his influential works on numerical analysis, the history and philosophy of mathematics, and popular mathematical writing.
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D.
David C. Acheson
David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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E.
Gary S. May
Gary S. May is an American engineer and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of California, Davis and is known for his advocacy for diversity in STEM education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ mathematics educator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chauvenet Prize
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Lester R. Ford Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Emil Grosswald ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lehigh University
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Temple University ⓘ |
| employer | Macalester College ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of mathematics
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mathematical analysis ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mathematics education ⓘ number theory ⓘ pedagogy ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical exposition
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textbooks ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
alternating sign matrix conjecture
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curricular issues in undergraduate mathematics ⓘ history of calculus ⓘ teaching and learning of proof ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to calculus reform
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expository writing in mathematics ⓘ historical and pedagogical studies of calculus ⓘ leadership in the mathematical community ⓘ work in analysis ⓘ work in number theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
combinatorial number theory
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partition theory ⓘ q-series ⓘ special functions ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mathematical Society
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Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Radical Approach to Lebesgue’s Theory of Integration
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A Radical Approach to Real Analysis ⓘ Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas ⓘ Factorization and Primality Testing ⓘ Proofs and Confirmations: The Story of the Alternating Sign Matrix Conjecture ⓘ Second Year Calculus: From Celestial Mechanics to Special Relativity ⓘ The Calculus Lifesaver (as co-author or contributor in some editions/context) ⓘ numerous expository articles in MAA journals ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College
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director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences ⓘ president of the Mathematical Association of America ⓘ professor of mathematics at Macalester College ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: David Bressoud Description of subject: David Bressoud is an American mathematician and mathematics educator known for his work in number theory, analysis, and pedagogy, as well as for his influential expository writing and leadership in the mathematical community.
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