Background
Wilder, Raymond Louis was born on November 3, 1896 in Palmer, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Louis and Mary Jane (Shanley) Wilder.
Wilder, Raymond Louis was born on November 3, 1896 in Palmer, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Louis and Mary Jane (Shanley) Wilder.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1920, Master of Science, 1921, Honorary Doctor of Science, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1923. Honorary Doctor of Science, Bucknell University, 1955.
Instructor in mathematics Brown University, Providence, 1920-1921, University Texas, Austin, 1921-1924. Assistant professor mathematics Ohio State University, Columbus, 1924-1926. Assistant professor mathematics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1926-1929, associate professor, 1929-1935, professor, 1935-1947, research professor, 1947-1967, emeritus professor, 1967-1982.
Lecturer mathematics University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970-1971, research associate, 1971-1982.
Visiting research professor Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1961-1962. Member of staff Institute Advanced Study, Princeton University, 1933-1934.
Henry Russel lecturer University of Michigan, 1958-1959. Josiah Willard Gibbs lecturer American Mathematics Society, 1969.
Served as ensign United States Navy, 1917-1919. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow, 1940-1941. Member National Academy Sciences, American Mathematics Society (president 1955-1956), Mathematics Association American (president 1965-1966, Distinguished Service Mathematics award 1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1948), Association Symbolic Logic.
Married Una Maude Greene, January 1, 1921. Children: Mary Jane Wilder Jessop, Sally May Wilder Watkins, Betty Ann Wilder Dillingham, David Elliott.