Subject: [HM] American mathematicians
From: Victor E. Hill IV (Victor.E.Hill@williams.edu)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 10:11:21 EDT
One of my students asked in my History of Mathematics class yesterday whom
I regarded as the first major American (U.S.A.) mathematician. The first
name that came to my mind was G. A. Miller, but that's because I was
trained as a group theorist. Of course, Sylvester taught at U.Va. and
Johns Hopkins, but he remained a British subject. Whom else would list
members nominate?
Victor E. Hill IV
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