Background
Collins, George Edwin was born on January 10, 1928 in Stuart, Iowa, United States. Son of Martin Wentworth and Linnie (Fry) Collins.
educator mathematician computer scientist
Collins, George Edwin was born on January 10, 1928 in Stuart, Iowa, United States. Son of Martin Wentworth and Linnie (Fry) Collins.
Bachelor in Mathematics, State University Iowa, 1951. Master of Science in Mathematics, State University Iowa, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Cornell University, 1955.
Doctor rerum naturalium honoris causa, Tübingen University, 1996.
Mathematician International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1955-1959, research staff, 1959-1966. From associate professor to professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1966-1986. Professor Ohio State University, Columbus, 1986-1991.
Visiting professor Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, 1991-1996. Research professor University Delaware, Newark, 1996—2002. Retired, 2002
Chairman department University Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1972.
Visiting professor Stanford (California) University, 1972-1973, University Kaiserslautern, West Germany, 1974-1975, University Karlsruhe, West Germany, 1978, adjunct professor North Carolina State University, since 2008.
With United States Navy, 1946-1947. Member Mathematics Association American, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married Dorothy Day Guise, September 4, 1954 (deceased August 1986). Children: Cynthia Day, Nancy Helen Rusch, Rebecca Lynne.