William Pitt Durfee
William Pitt Durfee | |
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Born | |
Died | December 17, 1941 Geneva, New York, US | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University |
Known for | Durfee square |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
Doctoral advisor | James Sylvester |
William Pitt Durfee (5 February 1855 – 17 December 1941) was an American mathematician who introduced Durfee squares. He was a student of James Sylvester, and after obtaining his degree in 1883 he became a professor at Hobart college in 1884 and became dean in 1888. Durfee House and Durfee Hall are named in his honor.
Publications
- Durfee, William P. (1900), The elements of plane trigonometry, Ginn & co.
References
- MR 1290994
- Parshall, Karen Hunger (2005), "The emergence of the American Mathematical research community", in Kinyon, Michael; Van Brummelen, Glen (eds.), Mathematics and the historian's craft, CMS Books in Mathematics/Ouvrages de Mathématiques de la SMC, 21, Berlin, New York: MR 2156756
- William Pitt Durfee at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Who Was Who in America: with World Notables. Volume 1, by Marquis Who's Who, 1942.
External links
- Biography on HWS website
- Durfee House on HWS website
- William Pitt Durfee at the Mathematics Genealogy Project