Background
Fisher, Gordon McCrea was born on October 5, 1925 in St. Paul. Son of Tully McCrea and Ione Adele (Brown) Fisher.
Fisher, Gordon McCrea was born on October 5, 1925 in St. Paul. Son of Tully McCrea and Ione Adele (Brown) Fisher.
Bachelor in Mathematics and Philosophy, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1951; Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Virginia, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 1959.
Instructor in mathematics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1959-1962; senior lecturer in mathematics, history and philosophy of science, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1962-1965; senior lecturer, U. Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1965-1967; professor mathematics and computer science, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1991.
With United States Navy, 1943-1945, sergeant United States Army, 1947-1949. Member American Mathematics Society M C.
Married (Helene) Dawn Smith, June 17, 1956. Children: Andrea McCrea Rowland, Jennifer Ione Berger.