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	'''Leon Bankoff''' (], ]–], ]) was an ] ] and ] born in ], ]. He attended the ] and dental school at ] before relocating to ], ], where he studied at the ]. Starting in the ] he began to publish regularly in various mathematics journals, including the ] Journal, for which he acted as Problems Editor from ] to ]. His interests included problems in ], particularly ] and the ] of ]. Among his discoveries was the ] which is equal in area to Archimedes' twin circles.<ref>Mathematics Magazine vol. 47 (1974) pp. 214–218</ref>		'''Leon Bankoff''' (], ]–], ]) was an ] ] and ] born in ], ].

	== Publications ==

	* ''How Did Pappus Do It?'' The Mathematical Gardner, ] ed. (Pridle, Weber & Schmidt, 1981).
	* The Metamorphosis of the Butterfly Theorem, Mathematics Magazine, Mathematical Association of America, October 1987.
	* "The Asymmetric Propeller," (with ] and ]) Mathematics Magazine, 46 (1973), 270-272.

	== References ==
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Leon Bankoff (December 13, 1908–February 16, 1997) was an American dentist and mathematician born in New York City, New York.