Charles W. Curtis: key obituary facts
Is Charles W. Curtis dead? Yes. Charles W. Curtis died on May 3, 2026, at age 99.
Cause of death: Charles W. Curtis's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Charles W. Curtis known for?
He was an American mathematician, university professor.
More about Charles W. Curtis
Born: 13 October 1926.
Place of death: Eugene.
Gender: male.
Occupation: mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher, academic.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Yale University, Bowdoin College.
Employer: University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Oregon.
Notable work: Richard Brauer: Sketches from His Life and Work, Pioneers of Representation Theory: Frobenius, Burnside, Schur, and Brauer, Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras.
Awards: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Also known as: Charles Whittlesey Curtis.
Charles W.
Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served as a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon.
Curtis received a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in 1948 and earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1951 under Nathan Jacobson. He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1954 to 1963 before moving to Oregon, where he later became an emeritus professor.
Charles Whittlesey Curtis (October 13, 1926 – May 3, 2026) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon.