Background
Leavitt, William Grenfell was born on March 19, 1916 in Omaha. Son of Frederick William and Mattie Louise (Knapp) Leavitt.
Leavitt, William Grenfell was born on March 19, 1916 in Omaha. Son of Frederick William and Mattie Louise (Knapp) Leavitt.
AB honors, University Nebraska, 1937. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1938. Postgraduate, Princeton University, 1939.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1947.
Instructor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1947; instructor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1947-1948; assistant professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1948-1952; associate professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1952-1956; professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1956-1986; chairman mathematics Department, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1954-1964; professor emeritus, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, since 1986.
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member American Mathematics Association (chairman 1954, governor 1956-1959), American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa (president Nebraska chapter 1953), Sigma Xi (treasurer Nebraska chapter 1955).
Married Genevieve Ruth Tollefsen, December 27, 1941. Children: Carolyn Eveland, Elizabeth Rupprecht, Robert.