William LeRoy Hart

Background

Hart, William LeRoy was born on October 12, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Morris Philip and Martha Elizabeth (Hoffmaan) Hart.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1913; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Chicago, 1916.

Career

Instructor mathematics, Harvard University, 1916-1917; assistant professor mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1919-1920; associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1920-1925; professor, University of Minnesota, from 1925. Chairman curriculum committee for pre-meteorological training United States Army Air Force, 1943.

Membership

Served from Second lieutenant to major, CAC, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Son of Morris Philip and Martha Elizabeth (Hoffmaan) H. M. Elizabeth Moore Hughes, March 22, 1924 (deceased 1944). 1 daughter, Helen Hughes.

M. 2d, Helen Margaret Johnston, June 22, 1946. 1 daughter, Marie Evalyn.

Father:

Morris Philip Hart

Mother:

Martha Elizabeth (Hoffmaan) Hart

Spouse:

second

Spouse:

Elizabeth Moore Hughes