Stephen Arthur Jennings
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Stephen Arthur Jennings (May 11, 1915 – February 2, 1979) was a mathematician
who made significant breakthroughs in the study of modular representation theory
, . His advisor was Richard Brauer
, and his student Rimhak Ree
discovered two infinite series of finite simple groups known as the Ree groups. He was an editor of Mathematics Magazine
and an acting president of the University of Victoria
.
Stephen was born in Walthamstow
, England
and immigrated to Canada
with his family in 1928. He had been receiving scholarships in England and these were transferred to Canada. He finished his high school education in Toronto
and in Sept 1932 he went to University College in Toronto. In 1939 he received his PHD from the University of Toronto
. He married Dorothy Freeda Rintoul (University of Western University - B.A. and University of Toronto M.A. Psychology)in 1939. On November 14, 1942 he became a Member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. When he was made a professor, he was the youngest professor ever appointed in Canada. In 1944 Stephen was appointed 2nd Lieutenant (Paymaster) in Canadian Army. While in Vancouver
, teaching at the University of British Columbia
, Stephen and Dorothy established their family, two children, Judith Anne Jennings and James Stephen Jennings. Stephen was Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Victoria
and the Head of the Math Department there.
| issn=0008-414X | volume=10 | issue=0 | pages=279–284 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v10/p279 }} | year=1957 | journal=Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
| volume=84 | pages=192–207 | issue=1 | publisher=American Mathematical Society | jstor=1992897}} | year=1955 | journal=Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada. Sect. III. (3) | volume=49 | pages=31–38}} | year=1955 | journal=Canadian Journal of Mathematics
| issn=0008-414X | volume=7 | issue=0 | pages=169–187 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v7/p169 }} | year=1954 | journal=Canadian Journal of Mathematics
| issn=0008-414X | volume=6 | issue=0 | pages=325–340 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v6/p325 }} | year=1947 | journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
| volume=53 | issue=6 | pages=593–597}} | year=1944 | journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
| volume=50 | issue=10 | pages=659–763}} | year=1942 | journal=Duke Mathematical Journal
| volume=9 | issue=2 | pages=341–355 | doi=10.1215/S0012-7094-42-00924-4}} | year=1941 | journal=Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
| volume=50 | pages=175–185 | issue=1 | publisher=American Mathematical Society | jstor=1989916}}
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
who made significant breakthroughs in the study of modular representation theory
Modular representation theory
Modular representation theory is a branch of mathematics, and that part of representation theory that studies linear representations of finite group G over a field K of positive characteristic...
, . His advisor was Richard Brauer
Richard Brauer
Richard Dagobert Brauer was a leading German and American mathematician. He worked mainly in abstract algebra, but made important contributions to number theory...
, and his student Rimhak Ree
Rimhak Ree
Rimhak Ree, also spelled Im-hak Ree , was a Korean Canadian mathematician. He contributed in the field of group theory, most notably with the concept of the Ree group in .-Early life:...
discovered two infinite series of finite simple groups known as the Ree groups. He was an editor of Mathematics Magazine
Mathematics Magazine
Mathematics Magazine is a refereed bimonthly publication of the Mathematical Association of America. Its intended audience is teachers of collegiate mathematics, especially at the junior/senior level, and their students. It is explicitly a journal of mathematics rather than pedagogy...
and an acting president of the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
.
Stephen was born in Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with his family in 1928. He had been receiving scholarships in England and these were transferred to Canada. He finished his high school education in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and in Sept 1932 he went to University College in Toronto. In 1939 he received his PHD from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He married Dorothy Freeda Rintoul (University of Western University - B.A. and University of Toronto M.A. Psychology)in 1939. On November 14, 1942 he became a Member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. When he was made a professor, he was the youngest professor ever appointed in Canada. In 1944 Stephen was appointed 2nd Lieutenant (Paymaster) in Canadian Army. While in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, teaching at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, Stephen and Dorothy established their family, two children, Judith Anne Jennings and James Stephen Jennings. Stephen was Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
and the Head of the Math Department there.
Selected bibliography
| year=1958 | journal=Canadian Journal of MathematicsCanadian Journal of Mathematics
The Canadian Journal of Mathematics is a bimonthly mathematics journal published by the Canadian Mathematical Society. It was established in 1949 by H.S.M. Coxeter and G. de B. Robinson. The current editors of the journal are Henry Kim and Robert McCann. The journal publishes articles in all...
| issn=0008-414X | volume=10 | issue=0 | pages=279–284 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v10/p279 }} | year=1957 | journal=Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society is a monthly mathematics journal published by the American Mathematical Society. It started in 1900...
| volume=84 | pages=192–207 | issue=1 | publisher=American Mathematical Society | jstor=1992897}} | year=1955 | journal=Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada. Sect. III. (3) | volume=49 | pages=31–38}} | year=1955 | journal=Canadian Journal of Mathematics
Canadian Journal of Mathematics
The Canadian Journal of Mathematics is a bimonthly mathematics journal published by the Canadian Mathematical Society. It was established in 1949 by H.S.M. Coxeter and G. de B. Robinson. The current editors of the journal are Henry Kim and Robert McCann. The journal publishes articles in all...
| issn=0008-414X | volume=7 | issue=0 | pages=169–187 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v7/p169 }} | year=1954 | journal=Canadian Journal of Mathematics
Canadian Journal of Mathematics
The Canadian Journal of Mathematics is a bimonthly mathematics journal published by the Canadian Mathematical Society. It was established in 1949 by H.S.M. Coxeter and G. de B. Robinson. The current editors of the journal are Henry Kim and Robert McCann. The journal publishes articles in all...
| issn=0008-414X | volume=6 | issue=0 | pages=325–340 | url=http://www.cms.math.ca/cjm/v6/p325 }} | year=1947 | journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society is a quarterly mathematical journal published by the American Mathematical Society...
| volume=53 | issue=6 | pages=593–597}} | year=1944 | journal=Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society is a quarterly mathematical journal published by the American Mathematical Society...
| volume=50 | issue=10 | pages=659–763}} | year=1942 | journal=Duke Mathematical Journal
Duke Mathematical Journal
Duke Mathematical Journal is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published by Duke University Press. It was established in 1935. The founding editors-in-chief were David Widder, Arthur Coble, and Joseph Miller Thomas. The first issue included a paper by Solomon Lefschetz...
| volume=9 | issue=2 | pages=341–355 | doi=10.1215/S0012-7094-42-00924-4}} | year=1941 | journal=Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society is a monthly mathematics journal published by the American Mathematical Society. It started in 1900...
| volume=50 | pages=175–185 | issue=1 | publisher=American Mathematical Society | jstor=1989916}}