Background
Richardson, Roland George Dwight was born on May 14, 1878 in Dartmouth, Nova Scoti. Son of George Josiah and Rebecca (Newcomb) Richardson.
Richardson, Roland George Dwight was born on May 14, 1878 in Dartmouth, Nova Scoti. Son of George Josiah and Rebecca (Newcomb) Richardson.
Bachelor of Arts, Acadia College, Nova Scoti, 1898, Doctor of Civil Law, 1931. Bachelor of Arts, Yale 1903, Master of Arts, 1904, Doctor of Philosophy, 1906. University of Göttingen, 1908-1909.
Honorary Doctor of Laws from Lehigh University, 1941.
1 son, George Wendell. Teacher Margaretsville (Nova Scoti) Sell., 1895-1896, 1898-1899. Principal Westport (Nova Scoti) High School, 1899-1902.
Instructor in mathematics, Yale.
1904-1907; assistant professor mathematics, Brown University, 1907-1912, associate professor, 1912-1915, professor since. 1915, head of department, 1915-1942, dean of Graduate School since 1926, director of advanced instruction and research in mechanics, 1941-1946.
Baptism is something you do in obedience to God, but it is not essential for salvation. In other words, salvation is something God does for us, while baptism is something we do for God.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society (vice president 1920). Member of the board of trustees since 1923), Mathematics Association America (vice president 1919), Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Louise J. MacHattie, June 4, 1908.
