Talk:Stephen Arthur Jennings

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Latest comment: 15 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I haven't had time to do a thorough search, but here are a few things that might be worthy of mention:

Birth date and place: he seems to have focussed his activity in Canada
- Studied at U. Toronto (at least until 1939)^[1]
- Taught at U. BC (at least between 1955 and 1959)^[2]
- Taught at U. Vic (at least between 1969 and 1974)
  - Editor of Mathematics Magazine while at U Vic. 1969, ^[3]
  - Acting President of U. Vic 1974^[4]
Death date and place: he seems to have died before 1997, as there is a memorial scholarship named after him
Stephen A. Jennings Memorial Scholarship at University of Victoria for about $2000:

Hope this helps someone until a proper biography is found. JackSchmidt (talk) 15:06, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

References

^ per math genealogy site
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^ p. xxv of Mathematics Magazine: The First Half Century Edwin F. Beckenbach Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 50, 50 Year Index 1926-1977 (1977), pp. vii-xxvi
^ per University of Victoria

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[3] . xxv of Mathematics Magazine: The First Half Century Edwin F. Beckenbach Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 50, 50 Year Index 1926-1977 (1977), pp. vii-xxvi

[4] r University of Victoria

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