2010/01/01 by Reuben Hersh · 1 citation
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #History and Theory of Mathematics #Mathematics and Applications #Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques #Representation (politics) #Memoir #Mathematics #Subject (documents) #Judaism #Mathematics education #History #Art history #Theology #Computer science #Law #Philosophy #Political science #Library science
paper · doi:10.4169/074683410x475065
openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Summary“Over-representation” of Jews in the world of mathematics is a common observation, but rarely discussed in print. In response to a new book on the subject by Ioan James, this paper recounts the author's own interaction with Jewish over-representation at universities in the U.S., and also gives information about Hungary and Italy. The contrast with the drastic under-representation of Jews in U.S. mathematics in the 1920′s and 30′s is discussed and an explanation is given of how under-representation became over-representation and how presently this over-representation is fading away.