Louis Leithold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Leithold

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 29-Apr-2005

Profession: teacher, mathematician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Louis Leithold (San Francisco, United States, 16 November 1924 – Los Angeles, 29 April 2005) was an American mathematician and teacher.
He is best known for authoring The Calculus, a classic textbook about calculus that changed the teaching methods for calculus in world high schools and universities.
Known as "a legend in AP calculus circles," Leithold was the mentor of Jaime Escalante, the Los Angeles high-school teacher whose story is the subject of the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver.