Cecil James Nesbitt, Ph.D., F.S.A., M.A.A.A. (1912 – 2001) was a mathematician who was a Ph.D. student of

Richard Brauer Richard Dagobert Brauer (February 10, 1901 – April 17, 1977) was a leading German and American mathematician. He worked mainly in abstract algebra, but made important contributions to number theory. He was the founder of modular represent ...

and wrote many influential papers in the early history of

modular representation theory Modular representation theory is a branch of mathematics, and is the part of representation theory that studies linear representations of finite groups over a field ''K'' of positive characteristic ''p'', necessarily a prime number. As well as ...

. He taught actuarial mathematics at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

from 1938 to 1980. Nesbitt was born in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

, Canada. He received his mathematical education at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

and the

Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent schola ...

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...

. He served the Society of Actuaries from 1985 to 1987 as Vice-President for Research and Studies. He developed the

Schuette–Nesbitt formula In mathematics, the Schuette–Nesbitt formula is a generalization of the inclusion–exclusion principle. It is named after Donald R. Schuette and Cecil J. Nesbitt. The probabilistic version of the Schuette–Nesbitt formula has practical appl ...

with Donald R. Schuette.

Selected publications

*with Richard Brauer: *with Emil Artin and

Robert M. Thrall Robert McDowell Thrall (1914–2006) was an American mathematician and a pioneer of operations research. Biography Thrall graduated in 1935 with BA from Illinois College and in 1937 with MA and PhD in mathematics from the University of Illinois. ...

: *with R. M. Thrall: *with George H. Andrews: *with J. J. McCutcheon: *with Newton L. Bowers and

James C. Hickman James C. Hickman (August 27, 1927 – September 10, 2006) was an American actuary. He was internationally publicized for his work in actuarial science, actuarial education as well as being a major contribution in the development of the actuary, ...

: * *with Marjorie V. Butcher: ''Mathematics of Compound Interest.'' Ulrichs Books. 1971.

References

* Newton L. Bowers, Hans U. Gerber, James C. Hickman, Donald A. Jones, Cecil J. Nesbitt: Actuarial Mathematics. (2nd ed.), 1997, The Society of Actuaries . * Charles W. Curtis: Pioneers of Representation Theory. 1999,

American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...

Society of Actuaries' obituary
accessed 2007-11-23

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nesbitt, Cecil J. 20th-century American mathematicians American actuaries Canadian actuaries 1912 births 2001 deaths University of Toronto alumni University of Michigan faculty

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