John Williams Calkin: a short biography (Q2849103)

This very brief biography is written by the editors of the book devoted to the modern development of Calkin's ideas from the late 1930s on abstract boundary conditions.NEWLINENEWLINEFrom the text: Today, Calkin is mostly remembered for the algebras bearing his name; the relevant work dates back to 1941. However, it is clear that this work was directly influenced by his earlier work on the boundary value problem.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1269.47001].