. "Lester Randolph Ford, Sr."@en . . . "1967Z"^^ . "American mathematician" . . . "1886-10-25Z"^^ . "Ford, L. R."@en . "1886Z"^^ . "1967-11-11Z"^^ . "This is about early- and mid-20th-century mathematician. For his mathematician son, active from the mid-20th century, see L. R. Ford, Jr.Lester Randolph Ford, Sr. (October 25, 1886, Missouri \u2013 November 11, 1967, Charlottesville, Virginia) was an American mathematician, editor of the American Mathematical Monthly from 1942 to 1946, and President of the Mathematical Association of America from 1947 to 1948.Ford circles are named after him. He is the father of Lester R."@en . . . .