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I came to the Chicago Math Department for graduate study in 1952 after two years of undergraduate study at Saint Lawrence University in upper New York State. I knew practically no mathematics, but a knowledge of mathematics did not seem to be a prerequisite! The University required only that I pass a special exam on general knowledge and intellectual ability.
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Hirsch, M.W. (1991). Reminiscences of Chicago in the Fifties. In: Ewing, J.H., Gehring, F.W. (eds) PAUL HALMOS Celebrating 50 Years of Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0967-6_14
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