Herman Lyle Smith (July 7, 1892 – 1950) was an American mathematician, the co-discoverer, with E. H. Moore, of nets,[1] and also a discoverer of the related notion of filters independently of Henri Cartan.
[2] Born in Pittwood, Illinois, Smith received his B.S.
His Ph.D. was granted in 1926 by the University of Chicago for work done under Moore.
He was later employed as a professor of mathematics by Louisiana State University.
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