凯尼斯·梅:数学史学科建制化的奠基人

Kenneth O.May:The Founder of the Institutionalization the History of Mathematics

凯尼斯·梅是美国一位杰出的数学家和数学史家.文章回顾了他的早期学习生活、主要的社会活动以及对数理经济学的研究,着重梳理了他在数学史研究、国际数学史学会的建立、《国际数学史杂志》的创建、加拿大数学史与哲学学会的建立以及数学史杰出贡献奖的设立等方面所做的开拓性工作.凯尼斯·梅不愧为数学史学科建制化的奠基人.

KennethO. May was an outstanding mathematician and historian of mathematics. This paper reviews his early school life and the main social activities as well as the study of mathematical economics. And this paper focuses on his research on metamathematical fields of history and establishment of the Inter- national Commission on the history of mathematics , Historia Mathematic , the Canadian society for history and philosophy of mathematics, as well as establishment of Kenneth O. May Prize and Medal in the History of Mathematics. We think that Kenneth O. May is the founder of the institutionalization the history of mathematics.