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Bryant, Billy Finney was born on November 29, 1922 in McKenzie, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Picard and Ray Ona (Pace) Bryant.
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Billy Finney Bryant, American Mathematics educator. Research publications in topology. Ford Foundation Faculty fellow Princeton, 1955-1956; National Science Foundation Faculty fellow University of California at Berkeley, 1967-1968. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (chairman, secretary-treasurer, governor Southeastern section).
Education
Bachelor of Science, University South Carolina., 1945; Master of Arts, Peabody College, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1954.
Career
Member faculty, Vanderbilt University, since 1948; assistant professor mathematics, Vanderbilt University, 1954-1960; associate professor, Vanderbilt University, 1960-1966; professor, Vanderbilt University, 1966-1986; professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University, since 1986; department chairman, Vanderbilt University, 1970-1976.
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Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (chairman, secretary-treasurer, governor Southeastern section).
Connections
Married Mary Nelle Park, August 28, 1946. Children— Robert, David, Elizabeth.
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