Mary Ellen Rudin (born December 7, 1924, Hillsboro, Texas) is an American mathematician.

Born Mary Ellen Estill, she attended the University of Texas, completing her B.A. in 1944 and her Ph.D. in 1949, under Robert Lee Moore. In 1953, she married the mathematician, Walter Rudin. Following her mentor Moore, her research centers on point-set topology. She served as vice-president of the American Mathematical Society, 1980–1981.

External link

• Mary Ellen Rudin at the Biographies of Women Mathematicians Web Site, written by Shannon Carr.

1924 births | Living people | 20th century mathematicians | American mathematicians | Women mathematicians | Topologists