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William Pitt Durfee
William Pitt Durfee (5 February 1855 – 17 December 1941) was an American mathematician who introduced Durfee squares. He was a student of James Joseph Sylvester, James Sylvester, and after obtaining his degree in 1883 he became a professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Hobart college in 1884 and became dean in 1888. Durfee House and Durfee Hall are named in his honor. Publications * References * * * *''Who Was Who in America: with World Notables. Volume 1'', by Marquis Who's Who, 1942. External linksBiographyon HWS websiteDurfee House on HWS website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durfee, William Pitt 1855 births 1941 deaths University of Michigan alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni 19th-century American mathematicians 20th-century American mathematicians People from Livonia, Michigan People from Geneva, New York Mathematicians from Michigan Mathematicians from New York (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which ranked it as Michigan's ninth most-populated municipality. Livonia is a part of Metro Detroit and is located about west of the city limits of Detroit, separated only by Redford, Michigan, Redford Township. Originally organized as Livonia Township in 1835, it incorporated as a city in 1950. History After most members of the indigenous tribes were pushed out of the area, ethnic European-American pioneers from New England and New York (state), New York settled here. The borders of Livonia Township were defined by the Legislature of the Territory of Michigan on March 17, 1835. The settlers named the community "Livonia", after Livonia (town), New York, Livonia, New York, a town in the western part of the state from where many had migrated.City of LivoniHistory Retrieved on January 11, 2009. Livonia Township was spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
