Background
Dorwart, Harold Laird was born on August 27, 1902 in Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Wilson and Clara (Laird) Dorwart.
Dorwart, Harold Laird was born on August 27, 1902 in Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Wilson and Clara (Laird) Dorwart.
AB, Washington & Jefferson College, 1924; Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington & Jefferson College, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1931.
Assistant to instructor mathematics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1924-1928; instructor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1928-1930, 31-35; faculty member, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1935-1949; Seabury professor mathematics, department chairman, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1949-1967; dean, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1967-1968.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Carolyn Frances Yeisley, January 2, 1933. 1 child, Roger Wilson.