George Hench Butcher Jr

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Born

28 May 1920
Washington D.C., USA

Died

18 June 2016
Washington D.C., USA

Summary

George Hench Butcher Jr was one of the first twenty African American to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. Awarded his Ph.D. by University of Pennsylvania, he taught at Howard University for 39 years.

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Biography

For a biography of George Hench Butcher Jr, see THIS LINK.

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Additional Resources (show)

Other websites about George Butcher:

Mathematical Genealogy Project
MathSciNet Author profile
zbMATH entry

Written by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
Last Update July 2022