Francis Murray

Francis Joseph Murray (February 3, 1911, New York – March 15 1996) was a mathematician, known for his foundational work (with John von Neumann) on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von Neumann algebras. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 1936. He taught at Duke University.

In 1967 he was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal by the U. S. Army.

elected publications

*F.J. Murray, J. von Neumann, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-486X%28193601%292%3A37%3A1%3C116%3AOROO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y "On rings of operators"] Ann. of Math. (2) , 37 (1936) pp. 116–229. The original paper on von Neumann algebras.
*F.J. Murray, J. von Neumann, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9947%28193703%2941%3A2%3C208%3AOROOI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 "On rings of operators II"] Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. , 41 (1937) pp. 208–248.
*F.J. Murray, J. von Neumann, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-486X%28194310%292%3A44%3A4%3C716%3AOROOI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O "On rings of operators IV"] Ann. of Math. (2) , 44 (1943) pp. 716–808.
*Murray, F. J. "An Introduction to Linear Transformations in Hilbert Space". Annals of Mathematics Studies, no. 4. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J., 1941.
*F.J. Murray, Kenneth S Miller "Existence Theorems for Ordinary Differential Equations" ISBN 0-88275-320-7
*F.J. Murray "Applied Mathematics: An Intellectual Orientation", ISBN 0-306-39252-6

References

* [http://www.math.duke.edu/math_news/May96/May96.html A brief obituary] .
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*"Retirement of Francis Joseph Murray". Duke Math. J. 47 (1980), no. 4, 983-985.