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Aline Huke Frink
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Aline Huke, from the 1924 Mount Holyoke College yearbook
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| Born | March 2, 1904 Torrington, Connecticut
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| Died | March 14, 2000 Kennebunkport, Maine
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| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Spouse(s) | Orrin Frink |
Aline Huke Frink was an American mathematician. She was born on March 2, 1904, and passed away on March 14, 2000. She taught mathematics at Pennsylvania State University for many years, from 1930 to 1969.
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Early Life and Learning
Aline Huke was born in Torrington, Connecticut. She grew up in Massachusetts. Her dad, Allen Johnson Huke, was a businessman. Her mom, Mary Evelyn Feustel Huke, was a schoolteacher.
College and Advanced Studies
Aline loved math! She earned her first degree in mathematics from Mount Holyoke College in 1924. After that, she trained to be a teacher at the New York State Teachers' College in Albany. She then went on to get two more advanced degrees. She earned her master's degree and her doctorate (Ph.D.) from the University of Chicago.
Her main teacher for her Ph.D. was Gilbert Ames Bliss. In 1930, she wrote her big research paper, called a dissertation. It was about a special math topic called "Calculus of Variations." She also studied with another famous mathematician, David Widder, at Bryn Mawr College.
Her Career as a Mathematician
Aline Huke Frink spent many years teaching math. She started her career in high school.
Teaching Positions
- From 1924 to 1926, she taught at a high school in Cobleskill, New York.
- From 1929 to 1930, she taught math at her old college, Mount Holyoke College.
- In 1930, she joined Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). She taught part-time after she got married.
- After 1947, she started teaching full-time at Penn State. This was two years after her last child was born.
- She moved up in her job titles. She was an assistant professor until 1952. Then she became an associate professor until 1962.
- She became a full professor when she retired in 1969.
Research and Other Work
Besides teaching, Aline Frink also worked on other important math projects. She helped translate a Russian math book into English. The book was called Calculus of Variations by Naum Akhiezer, and it was published in 1962.
Her own math research was published in a journal called Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. She was also a founding member of a special group at Penn State called the Women's Scientific Club. This club later became a part of a national organization called Sigma Delta Epsilon. Other famous women scientists like Pauline Gracia Beery Mack, Mary Louisa Willard, and Teresa Cohen were also part of this club.
Her Family Life
Aline Huke married another mathematician named Orrin Frink in 1931. They had four children together.
Aline's husband, Orrin, passed away in 1988. Aline Huke Frink lived to be 96 years old. She passed away in 2000 in Kennebunkport, Maine.
To honor their work, there is a special scholarship at Penn State. Since 2006, the math department has offered a scholarship named after both Aline Huke Frink and Orrin Frink. This helps students who want to study math.
