William Kantor | |
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 William Kantor inOberwolfach 2011 | |
| Born | William M. Kantor (1944-09-19)September 19, 1944 (age 81) |
| Other names | Bill Kantor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Oregon,University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Thesis | 2-transitive symmetric designs (1968) |
| Doctoral advisors | Peter Dembowski,Richard Hubert Bruck |
| Notable students | Mark Ronan |
| Website | https://pages.uoregon.edu/kantor/ |
William M. Kantor (born September 19, 1944) is an American mathematician who works infinite group theory andfinite geometries, particularly in computational aspects of these subjects.
Kantor graduated with a bachelor's degree fromBrooklyn College in 1964.[1] He went on to graduate studies at theUniversity of Wisconsin, receiving his PhD in 1968 under the supervision ofPeter Dembowski andR. H. Bruck.[2] He then worked at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago from 1968 to 1971 before moving in 1971 to theUniversity of Oregon, where he remained for the rest of his career.
Kantor's research mostly involvesfinite groups, often in relation tofinite geometries andcomputation. Algorithms developed by him have found use, for example, in theGAP computer algebra system.[3]
Kantor has written over 170 papers,[4] and has advised 7 PhD students.[2]
