Background
Harrold, Orville Goodwin was born on September 2, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Orville Goodwin and Estelle (Pancake) Harrold.
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Orville Goodwin Harrold
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AB with great distinction, Stanford University, 1931; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1936.
Career
Instructor mathematics, Oregon State College, Corvallis, 1937-1939; National Research Council research fellow, University of Virginia, 1939-1940; instructor mathematics, Nothwestern U., Evanston, Illinois, 1940-1942; assistant professor mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1942-1943; assistant professor mathematics, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1943-1946; lecturer mathematics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1946-1947; professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1947-1964; head Department, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1961-1964; professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1964-1979; department chairman, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1964-1974; professor emeritus, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1979. Lecturer University of Michigan Conference Mathematics Topology, Ann Arbor, 1940, Waseda U., Tokyo, 1971. Consultant Union Carbide Corporation, 1949-1961.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Mathematics Society (associate secretary southeastern section 1964-1976), Mathematics Association American, Set Theoret Topology Institute, 3-Dimensional Topology Institute, Colloquia Mathematica Societatis, Topology Conference, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Bd (regional selectional committee), National Research Council (regional development committee, research fellow 1939-1940), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Connections
Married Gladys Estelle Buell, June 30, 1934. Children: Phillip (deceased), Jeffrey.
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Religion
Unitarian Universalist -
Political Party
Democrat