Harris Hancock (May 14, 1867 – March 19, 1944) was a mathematics professor at the

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who worked on

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and related areas. He was the brother of the horse breeder Arthur B. Hancock.

Biography

Harris Hancock was born at his family's estate, Ellerslie, in Albemarle County, Virginia on May 14, 1867. He graduated from the

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's school of mathematics in 1886. He received an AB from

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in 1888, an AM and PhD from the

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in 1894, and an ScD from the

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in 1901. He married Belle Lyman Clay on September 30, 1907, and they had two children. Harris Hancock died at Ellerslie on March 19, 1944.

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Harris Hancock
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