Joseph James Dennis

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Born

11 April 1905
Gainsville, Florida, USA

Died

12 May 1977
Switzerland

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Summary

Joseph James Dennis was the eleventh African American to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. He served as the chair of the department of mathematics at Clark College from 1930 to 1974. From 1971 to 1977 he was Fuller E Calloway Chair of Mathematics at Albany State College.

Biography

For a biography of Joseph James Dennis, see THIS LINK.

Additional Resources (show)

Other websites about Joseph Dennis:

1. Mathematical Genealogy Project
2. MathSciNet Author profile
3. zbMATH entry

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