Archibald Henderson (professor)
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Archibald Henderson was an American
professor of mathematics who wrote on a variety of subjects, including drama and history. He was born at Salisbury, N. C.
, was educated at the University of North Carolina
(A.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1902), and studied more at Chicago, Cambridge, and Berlin universities, and at the Sorbonne
(Paris
). After 1899 he taught at the University of North Carolina, becoming professor of pure mathematics
in 1908.
His publications include:
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professor of mathematics who wrote on a variety of subjects, including drama and history. He was born at Salisbury, N. C.
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
, was educated at the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
(A.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1902), and studied more at Chicago, Cambridge, and Berlin universities, and at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
(Paris
Paris
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). After 1899 he taught at the University of North Carolina, becoming professor of pure mathematics
Pure mathematics
Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics which studies entirely abstract concepts. From the eighteenth century onwards, this was a recognized category of mathematical activity, sometimes characterized as speculative mathematics, and at variance with the trend towards meeting the needs of...
in 1908.
His publications include:
- Lines on the Cubic Surface (1911)
- Interpreters of Life and the Modern Spirit (1911)
- Mark TwainMark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
(1911) - George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
: His Life and Works (1911) - Forerunners of the Republic (1913)
- The Life and Times of Richard HendersonRichard Henderson (American pioneer)Richard Henderson was an American pioneer and merchant who attempted to create a colony called Transylvania just as the American Revolutionary War was starting.-Early life:Henderson was born in Hanover County, Virginia...
(1913) - European Dramatists (1913)
- The Changing Drama (1914)