Background
Ford, Walter Burton was born on May 18, 1874 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Sylvester and Emogene (Burton) Ford.
Ford, Walter Burton was born on May 18, 1874 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Sylvester and Emogene (Burton) Ford.
Student Amherst, 1893-1895. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1898. Doctor of Philosophy, 1905.
Studied in Europe, 1903-1904.
Ford was a mathematics professor at the University of Michigan and played a significant role in mathematics education in the United States.A by writing a series of textbooks that were widely used in secondary schools. He served as president of the Mathematical Association of America in 1927-1928.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (president 1926-1928). Societe Mathematique de France, Delta Upsilon.
Married Edith West. Banker, October 20, 1900 (deceased. Children: Sylvester (deceased), Clinton B. Instructor.
