Karen Parshall

Commonwealth Professor of Mathematics and History

P. O. Box 400137 Dept. of Mathematics 226 Kerchof Hall

434-924-1411 khp3k@virginia.edu Personal Webpage

Research Areas

History of Mathematics

Publications/Research

James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Episodes in the History of Modern Algebra 1800-1950, HMATH, vol. 32, Providence: American Mathematical Society and London: London Mathematical Society, 2008 (co-edited with Jeremy J. Gray).

Education

•  Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Virginia

• Master of Science (MS), University of Virginia
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Chicago