| David Widder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1898 Harrisburg |
| Died | 8 July 1990 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | George D. Birkhoff |
| Doctoral students | Ralph P. Boas, Jr. Solomon W. Golomb Donald J. Newman Roger Pinkham Harry Pitt |
David Vernon Widder (25 March 1898 – 8 July 1990) was an American mathematician. He earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1924 under George Birkhoff and went on to join the faculty there.
He was a co-founder of the Duke Mathematical Journal and the author of the textbook Advanced Calculus. He wrote also The Laplace transform, An introduction to transform theory, and The convolution transform ( co-author with I. I. Hirschman).