Reuben Hersh

Reuben Hersh (December 9, 1927 – January 3, 2020) was an American mathematician and academic. He was best known for his writings on the nature, practice, and social impact of mathematics. He was born in New York City. Hersh wrote a number of technical articles on partial differential equations, probability, random evolutions (example), and linear operator equations. 
He was the co-author of four articles in "Scientific American", and 12 articles in the "Mathematical Intelligencer". Hersh was best known as the co-author with Philip J. Davis of "The Mathematical Experience" (1981), which won a National Book Award in Science.
Hersh died on January 3, 2020 in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 92.