Lokenath Debnath (September 30, 1935 – March 2, 2023) was an Indian-American mathematician.
Biography
Debnath was born on September 30, 1935, in India. He received both Masters and a doctorate degree from
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...
in Pure Mathematics in 1965. He obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at
University of London
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in 1967. His doctoral advisor was Simon Rosenblat. He was a professor of mathematics at
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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. He was a professor at
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...
from 1983 to 2001.
Debnath was a founder of the mathematical journal
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
The ''International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed mathematics journal. It was established in 1978 by Lokenath Debnath and is published by the Hindawi Publishing Corporation.
The journal publishes ...
. He died on March 2, 2023, at the age of 87.
Dr. Lokenath Debnath
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1935 births
2023 deaths
British mathematicians
Fluid dynamicists
Indian fluid dynamicists
Indian emigrants to the United States
University of Central Florida faculty