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), who was the first American woman to earn a mathematics Ph.D. (1917) from Radcliffe College.[2]
William Caspar Graustein | |
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| Born | 15 November 1888 |
| Died | 22 January 1941 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse | 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 edit
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.
References edit
- ^ Coolidge, J. L. (2017-01-27). "William Caspar Graustein—In memoriam". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 47 (5): 343–349. doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1941-07433-1. ISSN 0002-9904.
- ^ a b Green, Judy; LaDuke, Jeanne (2008). Pioneering Women in American Mathematics — The Pre-1940 PhD's. History of Mathematics. Vol. 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 edit
- Official website
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