David M. Arnold (August 9, 1939 – January 3, 2021) was an American mathematician, formerly the Ralph and Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics at

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

, and also a published author of 10 books, currently held in 1,886 libraries.

Education and career

He received his Masters from

Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

and his Ph.D. at

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Universit ...

, the latter had

Joseph J. Rotman Joseph J. Rotman (May 26, 1934 – October 16, 2016) was a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and also a published author of 10 textbooks. Rotman was born in Chicago. He did his undergraduate and graduate ...

as his advisor. Other professorships he has held are Professor of Mathematics at

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...

and Visiting Professor at

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

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and

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Florida, Dania Beach, Davie, Florida, Davie, Fort Lauderd ...

Personal life

He was "well-loved" by his wife Betty, his 5 children, his 13 grandchildren, and his 6 great-grandchildren. He enjoyed his family, reading, and

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References

20th-century American mathematicians Baylor University faculty Western Washington University alumni University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni 2021 deaths {{US-mathematician-stub 1939 births