Kenneth Ownsworth May was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, born in 1915, who developed May theorem in social choice theory. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, took part in left-wing politics, and received his PhD in 1946 with a thesis titled Mathematical Theory of Employment. He taught at Carleton College and moved to Canada in 1966. He was a prime mover behind the International Commission on the History of Mathematics and the first editor of its journal Historia Mathematica; the commission awards the Kenneth O. May Prize every four years for outstanding contributions to the history of mathematics.
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He then received a teaching appointment at Carleton College
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Evans had spotted May's talents soon after becoming the Head of Department and encouraged him to think about research
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