Mathematician:Ralph Hartzler Fox

Mathematician

American mathematician best known for his work in knot theory.

Nationality

American

History

• Born: March 24, 1913 in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, US
• Died: December 23, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Theorems and Definitions

• Fox $n$-Coloring of Knots
• Fox-Artin Arc (with Emil Artin)

Publications

• 1963: Introduction to Knot Theory (with R.H. Crowell)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Ralph Hartzler Fox": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive