Max Mason

Max Mason
Max Mason
	Max Mason
Born	October 26, 1877; Madison, Wisconsin
Died	March 22, 1961 (aged 83); Claremont, California
Known for	differential equations; calculus of variations; electromagnetism; Mason–Weaver equation;
Awards	Medal for Merit 1948
	Scientific career
Fields	mathematics
Workplaces	University of Chicago; Rockefeller Foundation;

Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden receives his doctor's diploma as an honorary doctorate from the University of Chicago from the university's president, Professor Max Mason, 1926

Charles Max Mason (26 October 1877–22 March 1961), better known as Max Mason, was an American mathematician. He served the 4th president of the University of Chicago from 1925 to 1928 and as the third president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1929 to 1936.

Mason's mathematical research interests included differential equations, the calculus of variations, and electromagnetic theory.