Lester R. Ford

This is about early- and mid-20th-century mathematician. For his mathematician son, active from the mid-20th century, see L. R. Ford, Jr.

Lester Randolph Ford, Sr. (October 25, 1886 – November 11, 1967) was an American mathematician, editor of the American Mathematical Monthly from 1942 to 1946, and President of the Mathematical Association of America from 1947 to 1948.^[1]

Ford circles are named after him.^[1] He is the father of Lester R. Ford, Jr.^[1]

In 1964 the MAA recognised his contribution to mathematics by establishing the Lester R. Ford Awards for authors of articles of expository excellence published in The American Mathematical Monthly or Mathematics Magazine.^[1]^[2]

Publications

Ford, Lester R. (1929), Automorphic functions, New York, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-8218-3741-2, JFM 55.0810.04, http://books.google.com/books?id=aqPvo173YIIC

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Lester R. Ford", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ford.html .
^ Lester R. Ford Award

Persondata
Name	Ford, L. R.
Alternative names
Short description	American mathematician
Date of birth	October 25, 1886
Place of birth
Date of death	November 11, 1967
Place of death