William Caspar Graustein
William Caspar Graustein (15 November 1888 – 22 January 1941) was an American mathematician. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1910[1] and later became an instructor at Harvard University. In 1921, he married Mary Curtis Graustein (1884—1972), was the first American women to earn a mathematics Ph.D. (1917) from Radcliffe College.[2]
William Caspar Graustein | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 January 1941 52) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Spouse(s) | Mary Florence (nee Curtis) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Eduard Study |
He died in an automobile accident, at the age of 52. At the time, Graustein was professor of mathematics and assistant dean at Harvard.[2]
Bibliography
Some of his books and papers are:[3]
- The scientific work of Joseph Lipka
- Applicability with preservation of both curvatures
- Extensions of the four-vertex theorem
- Introduction to higher geometry
- Differential Geometry" MacMillan Company 1935. Republished Dover 1966 2006.
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References
- Coolidge, J. L. (2017-01-27). "William Caspar Graustein—In memoriam". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 47 (5): 343–349. ISSN 0002-9904.
- Green, Judy; LaDuke, Jeanne (2008). Pioneering Women in American Mathematics — The Pre-1940 PhD's. History of Mathematics. 34 (1st ed.). American Mathematical Society, The London Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0-8218-4376-5. Mary Florence (Curtis) Graustein biography on p.213-215 of the Supplementary Material at AMS
- "Results for 'au:Graustein, William C.' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
External links
- Official website
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