Hans Schneider (24 January 1927 in

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- 28 October 2014) was a British-American mathematician, and James Joseph Sylvester Emeritus Professor at the

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. He was the first president of the International Matrix Group (1987-1990) and its successor, the

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(1990 – 1996), which established the triennial Hans Schneider Prize in 1993. Schneider was a founding editor (1968-1972) and then editor-in-chief of ''

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'' (1972 - 2012) and an Advisory Editor of the ''

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''. He received his Ph.D. from the

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in 1952; his advisor was Alexander Craig Aitken. Following his doctorate, he taught at the Queen's University of Belfast until 1959, when he moved to the University of Wisconsin. He retired in 1993. He was the author of over 160 research papers. His research covered many topics in linear algebra, such as Perron Frobenius theory and related topics, inertia theory. and lately max algebra. For his experiences in the years 1938 - 1940 see the Kindertransport site. Schneider died of cancer at the age of 87. He was the grandfather of

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* For Schneider's PhD students see
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* Schneider's Homepag
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* Linear Algebra and Its Application
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