Background
Harris, Vincent Crockett was born on January 26, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of Jesse Brownell and Virginia Case (Crockett) Harris.
Harris, Vincent Crockett was born on January 26, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of Jesse Brownell and Virginia Case (Crockett) Harris.
Bachelor cum laude, Northwestern University, 1933; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1950; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1935-1938; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, summers 1932, 37; postgraduate, U. Kansas, summer 1957.
Accountant, Wells Lamont Corporation, 1938-1941;
instructor, Northwestern University, 1946-1950;
assistant professor, associate professor, professor, San Diego State University, 1950-1976;
professor emeritus, San Diego State University, 1976-1993. Summer faculty Arizona State University, 1961, U. Missouri, 1962, Northwestern University, 1963. Visiting professor U. Alberta, spring 1976.
Instructor Pace program Center Texas College, January-February, 1989-1990.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Mathematics Association American (chairman Southern California section 1966-1967), Mathematics Association (England), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fibonacci Association, Society of America Magicians, International Brotherhood Magicians, Navy League, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi.
Married Blanche Peterson Hanson, January 3, 1945. Children: Jacqueline Jones Parker, Diane Harris Smith.