Samuel L. Greitzer (August 10, 1905 – February 22, 1988) was an Americanmathematician, the founding chairman of theUnited States of America Mathematical Olympiad, and the publisher of the precollege mathematics journalArbelos.[1] Together withH.S.M. Coxeter in 1967, Greitzer coauthored the well-received textbookGeometry Revisited, which has remained in print for more than 40 years.[2]
Born in theRussian Empire, Greitzer moved to the United States in 1906, graduated fromStuyvesant High School, received his bachelor's degree in 1927 fromCity College of New York, and later earned a Ph.D. fromYeshiva University. He held academic positions atYeshiva University,Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,Columbia University, andRutgers University.[1] In the 1970s, he directed aNational Science Foundation summer program at Rutgers for high-ability high-school math students.
Samuel Greitzer and his wife Ethel had one son.[3] Samuel died on February 22, 1988, inMetuchen, New Jersey.[1][4]
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