Thomas J. Osler | |
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![]() Osler at whiteboard in 2020 | |
Born |
Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | April 26, 1940
Died | March 26, 2023 | (aged 82)
Alma mater |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Rowan University |
Thomas Joseph Osler (April 26, 1940 – March 26, 2023) was an American mathematician, national champion distance runner, and author.
Born in 1940 in Camden, New Jersey, [1] Osler was a graduate of Camden High School in 1957 and then studied physics at Drexel University, graduating in 1962. [2] [3] He completed his PhD at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University, [4] in 1970. His dissertation, Leibniz Rule, the Chain Rule, and Taylor's Theorem for Fractional Derivatives, was supervised by Samuel Karp. [5]
Osler taught at Saint Joseph's University and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [6] before joining the mathematics department at Rowan University in New Jersey in 1972; [7] he was a full professor at Rowan University until his death. [4]
In mathematics, Osler is best known for his work on fractional calculus. [8] [9] [10] He also gave a series of product formulas for that interpolate between the formula of Viète and that of Wallis. [11]
In 2009, the New Jersey Section of the Mathematical Association of America gave him their Distinguished Teaching Award. [12] [13] A mathematics conference was held at Rowan University in honor of his 70th birthday in 2010. [6]
Osler won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships at 25 km (1965), 30 km and 50 mi (1967). [14] [15] Osler won the 1965 Philadelphia Marathon, finishing the race in freezing-cold weather in a time of 2:34:07. [16]
Osler was involved in the creation of the Road Runners Club of America with Olympian Browning Ross; together they were elected as co-secretaries in 1959 [17] and were among the four first official elected officers of the newly formed club. [18] He served on the Amateur Athletic Union Standards Committee in 1979. [19] He has been credited with helping to popularize the idea of walk breaks among US marathon runners. [1] [3]
In 1980, Osler was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Hall of fame. [17] [20]
Osler was the author of several books and booklets on running:
Osler was a resident of Glassboro, New Jersey. [12]
Osler died on March 26, 2023, at the age of 82. [27]
The book Ultramarathoning by Tom Osler and Ed Dodd had a shelf life of about 2 years, with 6,000 copies printed before the publisher (World Publications) discontinued it.
Thomas J. Osler | |
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![]() Osler at whiteboard in 2020 | |
Born |
Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | April 26, 1940
Died | March 26, 2023 | (aged 82)
Alma mater |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Rowan University |
Thomas Joseph Osler (April 26, 1940 – March 26, 2023) was an American mathematician, national champion distance runner, and author.
Born in 1940 in Camden, New Jersey, [1] Osler was a graduate of Camden High School in 1957 and then studied physics at Drexel University, graduating in 1962. [2] [3] He completed his PhD at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University, [4] in 1970. His dissertation, Leibniz Rule, the Chain Rule, and Taylor's Theorem for Fractional Derivatives, was supervised by Samuel Karp. [5]
Osler taught at Saint Joseph's University and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [6] before joining the mathematics department at Rowan University in New Jersey in 1972; [7] he was a full professor at Rowan University until his death. [4]
In mathematics, Osler is best known for his work on fractional calculus. [8] [9] [10] He also gave a series of product formulas for that interpolate between the formula of Viète and that of Wallis. [11]
In 2009, the New Jersey Section of the Mathematical Association of America gave him their Distinguished Teaching Award. [12] [13] A mathematics conference was held at Rowan University in honor of his 70th birthday in 2010. [6]
Osler won three national Amateur Athletic Union championships at 25 km (1965), 30 km and 50 mi (1967). [14] [15] Osler won the 1965 Philadelphia Marathon, finishing the race in freezing-cold weather in a time of 2:34:07. [16]
Osler was involved in the creation of the Road Runners Club of America with Olympian Browning Ross; together they were elected as co-secretaries in 1959 [17] and were among the four first official elected officers of the newly formed club. [18] He served on the Amateur Athletic Union Standards Committee in 1979. [19] He has been credited with helping to popularize the idea of walk breaks among US marathon runners. [1] [3]
In 1980, Osler was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Hall of fame. [17] [20]
Osler was the author of several books and booklets on running:
Osler was a resident of Glassboro, New Jersey. [12]
Osler died on March 26, 2023, at the age of 82. [27]
The book Ultramarathoning by Tom Osler and Ed Dodd had a shelf life of about 2 years, with 6,000 copies printed before the publisher (World Publications) discontinued it.