Chan Davis

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Chandler Davis (born August 12, 1926 ^[1]) is an American-Canadian writer and educator.

He was born in Ithaca, New York to parents Horace B. Davis and Marian R. Davis. In 1948 he married Natalie Zemon Davis; they have three children. His parents were intellectuals^{[citation needed]}.

He moved to Canada in the early 1960s and taught at the University of Toronto. He has lived in Canada longer than he lived in the US.

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[edit] Mathematics

In 1950 he received a doctorate in mathematics from Harvard University.

His principal research investigations involve linear algebra and operator theory in Hilbert space. Furthermore he has made contributions to numerical analysis, geometry, and algebraic logic. In total Chandler Davis has written around eighty research papers in mathematics.

[edit] Writing

He began his writing career in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946. From 1946 through 1962 he produced a spate of science fiction stories, mostly published there. This preference is interesting considering the conservative libertarian orientation of Astounding's editor was radically divergent from Davis's politics.

[edit] Politics

Davis came from a radical family and is a socialist. His refusal to cooperate with the House Unamerican Activities Committee led to his dismissal and a six month prison term which he served in 1960. After that he left for Canada, where he currently resides.