William Pitt Durfee

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Nationality American Fields Mathematics Died December 17, 1941, Geneva		Name William Durfee Known for Durfee square
Born February 5, 1855Livonia, Michigan ( 1855-02-05 ) Institutions Hobart and William Smith Colleges Alma mater University of MichiganJohns Hopkins University Education Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan
Doctoral advisor James Joseph Sylvester

William Pitt Durfee (5 February 1855 – 17 December 1941) was an American mathematician who introduced Durfee squares. He was a student of James Sylvester, and after obtaining his degree in 1883 he became a professor at Hobart college in 1884 and became dean in 1888. Durfee House and Durfee Hall are named in his honor.

Publications

Durfee, William P. (1900), The elements of plane trigonometry, Ginn & co.

References

William Pitt Durfee Wikipedia

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