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Paul Halmos
(Springer, 1993)

(from “Math Words & Other Words”): “G. P. Hochschild worked with Halmos at the University of Chicago, and on hearing that Halmos was writing a book asked if his name would be in the book.”

And indeed, on page 198 we find the index entry:
Hochschild, G.P.     198
Special thanks to Alon Amit for contributing this item.
[Added 2006-06-29]
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