Background
Nelson, Raymond John was born on October 8, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emil and Florence (Anderson) Nelson.
Mathematics and philosophy educator
Nelson, Raymond John was born on October 8, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emil and Florence (Anderson) Nelson.
AB, Grinnell College, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1949.
Professor philosophy, U. Akron, 1946-1952;
mathematician, International Business Machines Corporation, 1952-1955;
staff engineer, Link Aviation Corporation, 1955-1956;
professor mathematics, director Computing Center, Case Western Reserve U., 1956-1965;
professor mathematics and philosophy, Case Western Reserve U., 1965-1972;
Truman P. Handy professor philosophy, Case Western Reserve U., 1972-1981;
professor emeritus, 1981-1997. Rockefeller Scholar, Belagio, 1982. Consultant to industry, 1956-1997.
Special research on computer logic, philosophy of science. Board directors Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Corporation. Adjunct Professor of computer science U. North Carolina, 1986-1997.
Member Ohio Environmental Health Committee Captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Association of University Professors, American Philosophical Association, American Mathematics Society, Association Symbolic Logic, Association Computing Machinery, Philosophical Science Association, Sigma Xi. M C.
Married Hendrieka Rinkema, August 11, 1942. Children: Susan Nelson McGuire, Steven, Peter.