Wade Ellis Sr

Quick Info

Born

9 June 1909
Chandler, Oklahoma, USA

Died

20 November 1989
San Jose, California, USA

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Summary

Wade Ellis Sr was the twelfth African American to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. He worked on radar and taught at Boston University before being appointed as a professor at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where he served for 19 years. From 1967 he served as professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan and Associate Dean of the Horace H Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

Biography

For a biography of Wade Ellis Sr, see THIS LINK.

Additional Resources (show)

Other websites about Wade Ellis:

1. Mathematical Genealogy Project
2. MathSciNet Author profile

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