Background
Rees, Paul Klein was born on June 10, 1902 in Center Point, Texas, United States. Son of John B. and Josephine (Klein) Rees.
Rees, Paul Klein was born on June 10, 1902 in Center Point, Texas, United States. Son of John B. and Josephine (Klein) Rees.
AB, Southwestern University, 1923. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1925. Doctor of Philosophy, Rice University, 1933.
Teacher, John T. Allan Junior High School, Austin, Texas, 1923-1926; instructor, Texas Technology U., Lubbock, 1926-1928, 34-35; assistant professor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1928-1930; assistant professor, New Mexico Agricultural and Mechanical College, Las Cruces, 1935-1939; assistant professor, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1939-1943; professor, U. S.W. Louisiana, Lafayette, 1943-1946; associate professor, professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1946-1967; professor emeritus, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1967.
Member Mathematics Association American (chairman Southwest section 1936-1937, certified of meritorious service 1987, chairman Louisiana-Mississippi section 1964-1965, governor 1965-1968, Certified of Appreciation Louisiana-Mississippi section 1994), Southwest University Alumni Association (citation of meritorious service 1973), Kiwanis.
Married Mary Elizabeth Boone, June 22, 1935. Children: Paul Boone, Charles Sparks.