Wilfred Kaplan

Wilfred Kaplan
Wilfred Kaplan, circa 1960
Born	(1915-11-28)November 28, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	December 26, 2007(2007-12-26) (aged 92) Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Spouse	Ida Roetting (married 1938)
Children	Roland Kaplan Muriel Kaplan
Parents	Jacob Kaplan Anne Kaplan
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University
Thesis	Regular Curve-Families Filling the Plane (1939)
Doctoral advisor	Hassler Whitney
Academic work
Discipline	Mathematics
Doctoral students	William M. Boothby Helen F. Cullen George R. Sell

Wilfred Kaplan (November 28, 1915 – December 26, 2007) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan for 46 years, from 1940 through 1986. His research focused on dynamical systems, the topology of curve families, complex function theory, and differential equations. In total, he authored over 30 research papers and 11 textbooks.

For over thirty years Kaplan was an active member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and served as president of the University of Michigan chapter from 1978 to 1985.