Graustein, William C. 1888-1941

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Name (Latin)
Graustein, William C. 1888-1941
Other forms of name
nna Graustein, William Caspar, 1888-1941
Date of birth
1888-11-15
Date of death
1941-01-22
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 76701145
Wikidata: Q1229319
Library of congress: n 90614619
Sources of Information
  • LCCN 30-29481: His Introduction to higher geometry, 1930(hdg.: Graustein, William Caspar, 1888-1941; usage: William C. Graustein)
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Wikipedia description:

William Caspar Graustein (15 November 1888 – 22 January 1941) was an American mathematician. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1910 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. He died in an automobile accident, at the age of 52. At the time, Graustein was professor of mathematics and assistant dean at Harvard.

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