Background
Montgomery, Deane was born on September 2, 1909 in Weaver, Minnesota, United States. Son of Richard and Florence (Hitchcock) Montgomery.
Montgomery, Deane was born on September 2, 1909 in Weaver, Minnesota, United States. Son of Richard and Florence (Hitchcock) Montgomery.
AB, Hamline University, 1929. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1930. Doctor of Philosophy, 1933.
Doctor of Philosophy honorary doctorate, Hamline University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy honorary doctorate, Yeshiva University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy honorary doctorate, Tulane University, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy honorary doctorate, University Illinois, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy honorary doctorate, University Michigan, 1986.
National Research Council fellow, Harvard University, 1933-1934;
National Research Council fellow, Princeton University, 1934-1935;
visiting associate professor, Princeton University, 1943-1945;
National Research Council fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1934-1935;
Guggenheim fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1941-1942;
member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1945-1946;
permanent member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1948-1951;
professor math, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1951-1980;
professor emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1980-1992. Assistant professor, professor Smith College, 1935-1941, 42-43. Associate professor Yale University,1946-1948.
Adjunct Professor U. North Carolina, 1989.
Member American Mathematics Society (president 1961-1962, Steele award 1988), National Academy of Sciences, Mathematics Association American, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, International Mathematics Union (president 1975-1978).
Married Katherine Fulton, July 14, 1933. Children– Mary, Richard.
