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Curtiss, John Hamilton was born on December 23, 1909 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of David Raymond and Sigrid Sofia (Eckman) Curtiss.
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John Hamilton Curtiss, American mathematician. Recipient medal of award Deputy Commerce. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1943-1946.; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Mathematics Statistics (past vice president), American Statistical Association; member American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1930. South.M. Entertainment, State University Iowa, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1935.
Career
Instructor John Hopkins, 1935-1936. Instructor Cornell Univercity, 1936-1939, assistant professor, 1939-1943. Assistant to director National Bureau Standards, 1946-1947, chief Applied Mathematics laboratories, 1947-1953.
Visiting lecturer Harvard, 1953.
Senior scientist, Adjunct Professor mathematics Institute Mathematics Science, New York City, 1953-1954. Executive director American Mathematics Society, 1954-1959.
Professor mathematics U. Miami (Florida), 1959-1975, department chairman, 1959-1961.
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Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Mathematics Statistics (past vice president), American Statistical Association. Member American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
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October 13, 1977 (aged 67) -
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American