doctoral_advisor death_date death_place work_institution birth_place children image_size nationality field birth_date known_for residence spouse image article_title name alma_mater
lester r. ford 5 september 1982 syracuse , new york university rand corporation of michigan , rice university , ucla , oak cliff , dallas county , texas 3 180 american mathematics 18 july 1906 inequalities united states madelene shelby simons , alice judson curtiss edwin f. beckenbach.jpg edwin f. beckenbach
 edwin ford beckenbach rice university
edwin f. beckenbach

edwin ford beckenbach -lrb- 18 july 1906 -- 5 september 1982 -rrb- was an american mathematician .
