ancestry. Their son, Paul Tamarkin (1922–1977), was a physicist for RAND Corporation. Notes References Jacob David Tamarkin—His life and work, by Einar Hille, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. Volume 53, Number 5 (1947), 440–457. Tamarkin, Jacob D., an article in Encyclopedia Brunoniana Tamarkin's biography (in Russian) External links Tamarkin's mathematical school (in Russian) Jacob David Tamarkin, Mathematical Reviews history page (with a photo). 20th-century American mathematicians 1888 births 1945 deaths People from Chernihiv Saint Petersburg State University alumni Academic staff of Perm State University Brown University faculty Dartmouth College faculty Russian Social Democratic Labour Party members Mathematicians from the Russian Empire Soviet mathematicians American people of Russian descent People from Bethesda, Maryland Soviet emigrants to the United States