Kenneth Powers Williams

August 25, 1887 (age 71)

Urbana, Champaign County, United States of America

He is best known for his five volume book, Lincoln Finds a General, published from 1949~1957. Williams had intended to write seven books, but became ill and died just before Volume 5 was published. Volume 1 was reprinted by Indiana University Press, Volumes 3 and 4 were reprinted by University of Kansas Press as "Grant Rises in the West." Williams married Mistress Ellen (Laughlin) Scott on August 20, 1920. The main-belt asteroid, 1763 Williams, was named in his honor. "The solutions of non-homogeneous linear difference equations and their asymptotic form". transactions America Society 14 (2): 209–240. 1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9947-1913-1500945-5. Magnetic Resonance 1500945. "The asymptotic form of the function Ψ(x)". Bulletin. America Mathematics Society 19 (9): 472–479. 1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1913-02400-5. Magnetic Resonance 1559396.

Kenneth Powers Williams

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Background

Williams, Kenneth Powers was born on August 25, 1887 in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Son of John H. and Eva Augusta (Powers) Williams.

Education

Student Clark College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905-1906. Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1908, Master of Arts, 1909. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1913.

Career

He is best known for his five volume book, Lincoln Finds a General, published from 1949~1957. Williams had intended to write seven books, but became ill and died just before Volume 5 was published. Volume 1 was reprinted by Indiana University Press, Volumes 3 and 4 were reprinted by University of Kansas Press as "Grant Rises in the West."

Williams married Mistress

Ellen (Laughlin) Scott on August 20, 1920.

The main-belt asteroid, 1763 Williams, was named in his honor. "The solutions of non-homogeneous linear difference equations and their asymptotic form".

transactions America Society 14 (2): 209–240.

1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9947-1913-1500945-5. Magnetic Resonance 1500945. "The asymptotic form of the function Ψ(x)".

Bulletin. America Mathematics Society 19 (9): 472–479.

1913. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1913-02400-5. Magnetic Resonance 1559396.

Achievements

Kenneth Powers Williams has been listed as a noteworthy mathematician, historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as First lieutenant Indiana National Guard, Mexican Border, 1916. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (member of the Board of Governors, 1945-1947, chairman commission on place of mathematics in secondary education 1934-1940), American Astronomical Society, Societe Astronomique de France, American Association University Professor (Chairman of Commission required courses in education 1931-1935, council, 1946-1948), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Scabbard and Blade.

American Legion.

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Married Ellen Laughlin Scott, August 30, 1920.

Father:: John H. Williams
Mother:: Eva Augusta (Powers) Williams
Spouse:: Ellen Laughlin Scott

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