Saturday, April 17, 2010

David Eugene Smith

David Eugene Smith

David Eugene Smith, Ph.D., LL.D. (1860-1944) was an American mathematician and educator. Born in Cortland, New York, he attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1881 (Ph. D., 1887; LL.D., 1905). He practiced law for some years at his place of birth, then became professor in the Michigan State Normal College in 1891, the principal of the State Normal School at Brockport, New York (1898), and professor of mathematics in Teachers College, Columbia University (1901).



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