Background
Fishback, William Thompson was born on January 28, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Richard and Loraine (Thompson) Fishback.
Fishback, William Thompson was born on January 28, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Richard and Loraine (Thompson) Fishback.
AB, Oberlin College, 1943; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952.
Staff member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1943-1946; instructor to assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1950-1953; assistant professor to professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1953-1966; professor, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1966-1987; professor emeritus, Earlham College, since 1987.
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Member National Council Teachers Mathematics Mathematics Association American, American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Joan Landers, December 26, 1960;1 child, Paul.