Harry Walter Tyler
Harry Walter Tyler | |
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Born | |
Died | February 3, 1938 Washington D.C., US | (aged 74)
Education | BS, Chemistry 1884; PhD, 1889 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1884) Universität Erlangen (Ph.D., 1889) |
Spouse(s) | Alice Irving Brown |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, Mathematics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Theses | |
Doctoral advisors | Paul Gordan, Max Noether |
Harry Walter Tyler (April 16, 1863 – February 3, 1938) was an active member of the science and education scholarly communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1884, he taught and served in various administrative positions at the Institute from 1884 until his retirement in 1930.[1] Outside of MIT he was a founding member of both the College Entrance Examination Board in 1901 and the History of Science Society in 1924.[2] He served as Secretary of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for twenty years.[3] After retiring from MIT he worked in Washington D.C. at the Library of Congress as Consultant in Science, and later as Honorary Consultant.
See also[]
- MIT Mathematics Department
References[]
- ^ "Tyler, Harry Walter". MIT Museum Collections - People. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Bigelow, Robert P. (1939). "Harry Walter Tyler". Isis. 31 (1): 60–64. doi:10.1086/347566. JSTOR 226018. S2CID 143602228.
- ^ Tiede, Joerg. "H.W. Tyler". The Academe Blog. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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- People from Ipswich, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni
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