Mathematicians are mourning the too-soon death of Cora Sadosky (1940-2010) on December 3. Born in Argentina, Sadosky earned her doctoral degree at the University of Chicago in 1965 and published more than fifty papers in harmonic analysis and operator theory. A strong advocate for women in mathematics (1993-95 president of AWM) and active in promoting greater participation of African-Americans in mathematics, Sadosky was a long-time faculty member at Howard University.
Here, in recognition of the contributions of Cora Sadosky, is "An Elegy" by Argentinian poet Mirta Rosenberg. Using Rosenberg's words for her mother, we celebrate a foremother in mathematics:
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
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