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David Bressoud

Born: March 27, 1950 (age 75)
Bio: David Marius Bressoud is an American mathematician who works in number theory, combinatorics, and special functions. As of 2012 he is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College and a former President of the Mathematical Association of America.
Known for:
- A Radical Approach to Real Analysis (1994)
- Factorization and Primality Testing (1989)
- Proofs and confirmations (1999)