Joseph Henry Maclagen Wedderburn (1882 - 1948)

* 2 February 1882, † 9 October 1948

Joseph Henry Maclagen Wedderburn was born on 2 February 1882 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Joseph Wedderburn worked for most of his life in Princeton. He made important advances in the theory of rings, algebras and matrix theory. Joseph Henry Maclagen Wedderburn died on 9 October 1948 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.