- Chan Davis
Chandler Davis (born August 12, 1926 [cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=129 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1] ) is an American-
Canadian writer and educator.He was born in Ithaca, New York to parents Horace B. Davis and Marian R. Davis. In 1948 he married
Natalie Zemon Davis ; they have three children. His parents were intellectualsFact|date=December 2007.He moved to
Canada in the early 1960s and taught at theUniversity of Toronto . He has lived in Canada longer than he lived in the US.Mathematics
In 1950 he received a doctorate in mathematics from
Harvard University .His principal research investigations involve
linear algebra andoperator theory inHilbert space . Furthermore he has made contributions tonumerical analysis ,geometry , andalgebraic logic . In total Chandler Davis has written around eighty research papers in mathematics.Writing
He began his writing career in "
Astounding Science Fiction " in 1946. From 1946 through 1962 he produced a spate of science fiction stories, mostly published there. This preference is interesting considering the conservativelibertarian orientation of "Astounding"'s editor was radically divergent from Davis's politics.Politics
Davis came from a radical family and is a
socialist . His refusal to cooperate with theHouse Unamerican Activities Committee led to his dismissal and a six month prison term which he served in 1960. After that he left for Canada, where he currently resides.External links
* [http://www.math.uregina.ca/basterfield/davis.html Biography] at the
University of Regina 's Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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*Davis's story " [http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/davis/ It Walks in Beauty] " atSci Fiction Notes
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