Background
Oxtoby, John Corning was born on September 14, 1910 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of William Henry and Ida Jane (Corning) Oxtoby.
(NY 1980 Springer. ISBN 0-387-90508-1; 3-540-90508-1. Grad...)
NY 1980 Springer. ISBN 0-387-90508-1; 3-540-90508-1. Graduate Texts in Mathematics 2. Hardcover. Octavo, 106pp., bright yellow printed boards. Fine. As new.
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Oxtoby, John Corning was born on September 14, 1910 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of William Henry and Ida Jane (Corning) Oxtoby.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1933; Master of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1934; student, Harvard University, 1934-1936; junior fellow Society of Fellows, Harvard University, 1936-1939; Honorary Doctor of Science, Widener U., 1980.
Member faculty, Bryn Mawr College, 1939-1979; professor mathematics, Bryn Mawr College, 1954-1979; Class of 1897 professor mathematics, Bryn Mawr College, 1975-1979; professor emeritus, Bryn Mawr College, 1979-1991; head department, Bryn Mawr College, 1948-1976. Research associate Yale University, 1960-1961.
(NY 1980 Springer. ISBN 0-387-90508-1; 3-540-90508-1. Grad...)
Member American Mathematics Society (editorial board Bulletin 1956-1960), Mathematics Association American (Hedrick lecturer 1956), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Jean Ann Shaffer, June 9, 1945. Children– Thomas Corning, David William, Margaret Jane.