Background
Eiesland, John Arndt was born on January 27, 1867 in Ny Hellesund, near Christianssand, Norway. Son of Andreas and Angnete (Abrahamsen) Eiesland.
Eiesland, John Arndt was born on January 27, 1867 in Ny Hellesund, near Christianssand, Norway. Son of Andreas and Angnete (Abrahamsen) Eiesland.
Normal school and Gymnasium, Christianssand. Bachelor of Philisophy, University of South Dakota, 1891. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1898.
Johns Hopkins Scholar, 1897-1898.
Came to the United States, 1888. Teacher Lutheran Academy, Albert Lea, Minnesota, 1891-1892. Professor mathematics, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, 1895-1903.
Instructor mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1903-1907.
Professor mathematics and head of department, West Virginia University, 1907-1938, professor emeritus since 1938. Secretary West Virginia Academy Science, 1905-1906, president, 1906-1907.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association America, Circolo Matematico di Palermo (Italy), Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Clara June Snyder, September 15, 1904.