Daniel Zelinsky (mathematician)

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Daniel Zelinsky (November 22, 1922 – September 16, 2015) was an American mathematician who specialized in algebra. He died at age 92.

Education
- BA from the University of Chicago, 1941
- PhD from the University of Chicago, 1943, advisor A. A. Albert
- Thesis: Integral sets of quasiquaternion algebras

Career highlights
- Early work with Columbia University’s applied mathematics group (researcher 1941–1943; 1944–1946), the youngest member.
- Instructor at the University of Chicago (1943–1944; 1946–1947).
- National Research Council Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study (1947–1949).
- Northwestern University: assistant professor (1949), associate professor (1950s), full professor (1960), emeritus (1993). Served as chair of the mathematics department (1975–1978).
- Guggenheim Fellow for 1955–1956, spent that year at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Visiting roles
- University of California, Berkeley (1960)
- Florida State University (1963)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1970–1971)
- Tata Institute (1979)

Other work and honors
- Co-editor of the collected works of A. A. Albert
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1983); chair or co-chair of AAAS Section A (1984–1987)

Personal and family
- Married Zelda Oser Zelinsky in September 1945
- Survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, and four grandchildren
- Notable student: Andy Magid