EntityQ925184· pop 9· linked from 37 articlesDaniel ShanksSign in to saveAmerican mathematician (1917–1996)Person · Open LibraryBorn1917-01-17Died1996-09-06Works3Top worksNegligible effects of off axis thrust in rocketsRocket propulsion functionsSolved and unsolved problems in numbertheoryvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn17 January 1917Died6 September 1996via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameDanielGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthChicagoPlace of deathMarylandOccupationmathematicianEducated atUniversity of MarylandField of worknumber theoryShow 1 more factConnectionsChicagoEntityapproximations of πEntityCategories1917 births1996 deaths20th-century American mathematiciansAmerican number theoristsNumerical analystsUniversity of Chicago alumniUniversity of Maryland, College Park alumni