Background
Chen, Yu Why was born on April 1, 1910 in Nantong, China. Came to the United States, 1945. Son of Yun Ke and Chiu Shu (Woo) Chen.
Chen, Yu Why was born on April 1, 1910 in Nantong, China. Came to the United States, 1945. Son of Yun Ke and Chiu Shu (Woo) Chen.
Doctor of Philosophy, Georg August University, Goettingen, Germany, 1934.
Professor, National U. Peking, Beijing, 1936-1937; professor, South-West Associated U., Kunming, China, 1938-1945; research associate, Courant Institute, New York City, 1946-1949; temporary member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1949-1950; associate professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1950-1952; professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1952-1965; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1965-1982; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1982.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Academia Sinica Taipei (honorary).
Married Susan Cho-Tchin Tsiang, October 21, 1938. 1 child, Victor Kai-Hwa.