Background
Whitney, Hassler was born on March 23, 1907 in New York City. Son of Edward Baldwin and A. Josepha (Newcomb) Whitney.
Whitney, Hassler was born on March 23, 1907 in New York City. Son of Edward Baldwin and A. Josepha (Newcomb) Whitney.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1928. Bachelor of Music, Yale University, 1929. Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1932.
Instructor mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1930-1931, 33-35;
National Research Council fellow mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1931-1933;
assistant professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1935-1940;
associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940-1946;
professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1952;
professor, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1952-1977;
professor emeritus, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1977-1989. Chairman mathematics panel National Science Foundation, 1953-1956. Exchange professor, France, 1951-1952.
Fulbright exchange professor College de France, 1957. Member committee support of research in mathematics science National Research Council, 1966-1967. President International Commission Mathematics Instruction, 1979-1982.
Research mathematics National Defense Research Committee, 1943-1945. Consultant school mathematics.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Mathematics Society (Colloquium lecturer 1946, vice president 1948-1950, editor American Journal Mathematics 1944-1949, editor Mathematics Revs. 1949-1954, chairman committee visiting lectureship 1946-1951, committee summer institutes 1953-1954, Steele prize 1985), Mathematics Association American, National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Swiss Mathematics Society (honorary), American Philosophical Society, London Mathematics Science (honorary), Académie des Sciences (foreign associate), New York Academy of Sciences Clubs: American Alpine (New York City).
Married Margaret R. Howell, May 30, 1930. Children: James Newcomb, Carol, Marian. Married Mary Barnett Garfield, January 16, 1955.
Children: Sarah Newcomb, Emily Baldwin. Married Barbara Floyd Osterman, February 8, 1986.