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Paul Sally (Paul Joseph Sally, Jr.) was born on 29 January, 1933 in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American mathematician. Discover Paul Sally's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As Paul Joseph Sally, Jr.
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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 29 January 1933
Birthday 29 January
Birthplace Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death 30 December, 2013
Died Place Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1933

Paul Joseph Sally, Jr. (January 29, 1933 – December 30, 2013) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, where he was the director of undergraduate studies for 30 years.

His research areas were p-adic analysis and representation theory.

He created several programs to improve the preparation of school mathematics teachers, and was seen by many as "a legendary math professor at the University of Chicago."

Sally was born in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts on January 29, 1933.

He was a star basketball player at Boston College High School.

1948

Sally was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1948.

The condition resulted in his use of an eye patch and two prosthetic legs, which caused him to be widely referred to as "Professor Pirate," and "The Math Pirate" around the University of Chicago campus.

He was known to detest cell phones in class and has destroyed several over the years by inviting students to stomp on them or by throwing them out of a window.

1954

He received his BS and MS degrees from Boston College in 1954 and 1956.

1957

After a short career in Boston area high schools and at Boston College he entered the first class of mathematics graduate students at Brandeis in 1957 and earned his PhD in 1965.

During his graduate career he married Judith D. Sally and had three children in three years.

David, the oldest, is a Visiting Associate Professor of Business Administration at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Stephen is a partner at Ropes & Gray, and Paul, the youngest, is Superintendent at New Trier High School.

1965

Sally joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1965 and taught there until his death.

1967

He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1967–68, 1971–72, 1981–82, and 1983–84.

While at the IAS he collaborated with Joseph Shalika.

1983

In 1983, he became the first director of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, which is responsible for the Everyday Mathematics program (also called "Chicago math").

1988

He co-founded the Young Scholars Program with Dr. Diane Herrmann in 1988, providing mathematical enrichment for gifted Chicago-area students in grades 7–12.

1992

He founded Seminars for Elementary Specialists and Mathematics Educators (SESAME) in 1992.

2013

Sally died December 30, 2013, aged 80, from congestive heart failure, at the University of Chicago Hospital.