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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/jksmee.2014.28.3.321

The history of Mathematics Genealogy Project and its meaning in Korea  

Lee, Sang-Gu (Department of Mathematics, Sungkyunkwan University)
Lee, Jae Hwa (Department of Mathematics, Hallym University)
Ham, Yoon Mee (Department of Mathematics, Kyonggi University)
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Communications of Mathematical Education / v.28, no.3, 2014 , pp. 321-338 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the history and the present status of the Mathematics Genealogy Project (MGP). The cases of David Hilbert and the first author were used to show how it works. As an example, we explain how to gain useful information such as the granting year of mathematics Ph. D degree holders, the title of dissertation, advisors and descendants from the MGP website. Through a survey of three different groups in MGP on 20~30 significant Korean mathematicians, we found that Korean records in the academic genealogy project are missing or poorly presented in the database of the MGP website. In conclusion, we found a way to improve the situation and provide instructions to submit our information to MGP. We expect our effort can help Korean mathematics and mathematicians to become better exposed to the world. It will help others to understand both the modern history and the future prospect of Korean mathematics.
Keywords
Mathematics Genealogy Project(MGP); Harry B. Coonce; Korean mathematicians; root; descendants; academic advisors;
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