"American mathematician" . . "1955-01-07Z"^^ . "Kasner, Edward"@en . . "1878Z"^^ . . "Edward Kasner"@en . . . . "1878-04-02Z"^^ . "1955Z"^^ . "Edward Kasner (April 2, 1878 \u2013 January 7, 1955) was a prominent American mathematician who was appointed Tutor on Mathematics in the Columbia University Mathematics Department. Kasner was the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University. Subsequently, he became an adjunct professor in 1906, and a full professor in 1910, at the university. Differential geometry was his main field of study."@en . . . . . . . . . . . .