Background
Taylor, James Sturdevant was born on May 4, 1895 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel Lyons and Anna (Murphy) Taylor.
Taylor, James Sturdevant was born on May 4, 1895 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel Lyons and Anna (Murphy) Taylor.
AB, University of California, 1916; Master of Arts, University of California, 1917; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1918.
Postdoctoral fellow Commission for Relief in Belgium Educational Foundation, University Louvain, 1921-1922. Instructor mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1919-1924. Assistant professor mathematics University Pittsburgh, 1924-1926, associate professor, 1926-1930, professor, from 1930.
Head department, 1939-1960. For University Pittsburgh under auspices Agency for International Development at Universidad Técnical Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, 1965-1967.
Board directors Arts and Crafts Center, Pittsburgh, 1954-1958. Member, board directors Belgian American Educational Foundation Served as ensign United States Navy, 1918-1919. Member American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, International Brotherhood Magicians, Society of America Magicians, Authors Club (president 1956-1958), University Club of Pittsburgh, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Geraldine Hayes Cotton, June 2, 1926.