Background
Wedderburn, Joseph Henry Maclagan was born on February 26, 1882 in Forfar, Scotland. Son of Alexander Stormonth Maclagan and Anne (Ogilvie) Wedderburn.
Wedderburn, Joseph Henry Maclagan was born on February 26, 1882 in Forfar, Scotland. Son of Alexander Stormonth Maclagan and Anne (Ogilvie) Wedderburn.
Studied Leipzig, Berlin and University of Chicago.
Assistant in mathematics, Edinburgh University, 1905-1909. Assistant professor mathematics, Princeton University, 1909-1921, associate professor, 1921-1928, professor, 1928-1945, professor emeritus since 1945. Captain Seaforth Highlanders and captain Royal Engineers, British Army, 1914-1919.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society (London), Royal Society (Edinburgh). Member American Mathematics Society, Circolo Matematico di Palermo.