Martin L. Silverstein *65

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Martin Silverstein, a mathematics professor at Washington University in St. Louis, was struck by a car while on foot. He died Jan. 15, 2004, at age 64.

Martin was known internationally for his work in harmonic analysis. After a visit to China in the early 1980s he opened a conduit for Chinese graduate students to train in mathematics at Washington University.

Martin received bachelor's and master's degrees from MIT in 1961. He earned his PhD in mathematics at Princeton.

He is survived by his wife, Ann, his three children, and four grandchildren.

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