Philip Throop Church

Background

Church, Philip Throop was born on March 18, 1931 in Connecticut, United States. Son of Russell Frank and Margaret Church.

Education

Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1953. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1959.

Career

Assistant professor Syracuse University, New York, 1958-1962, associate professor, 1962-1965, professor, 1965-1976, Francis H. Root professor mathematics, 1976—2001, Francis H. Root professor emeritus, since 2001. Mathematician Institute for Defense Analyses, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962-1963. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1961, 65-66, summer 1977, summer 1978.

Visiting fellow Princeton University, New Jersey, spring 1976. Distinguished visiting professor University Alberta, fall, 1987.

Achievements

• Philip Throop Church has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society (council 1973-1977, 80, committee to monitor problems in communication, 1978-1980, chairman 1980, editor transactions 1973-1977, chairman 1977). Member Mathematics Association American, American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Patricia Ethel Flynn, September 1, 1954. Children: Peter Thomas, Susan Elisabeth, Daniel Russell.

Father:

Russell Frank

Mother:

Margaret Church

Spouse:

Patricia Ethel Flynn

child:

Susan Elisabeth Church

child:

Peter Thomas Church

child:

Daniel Russell Church