Thomas William Edmondson
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Thomas William Edmondson, Ph. D., (1869–November 5, 1938) was an Anglo-American
mathematician
, born at Skipton-in-Craven
, Yorkshire
, England
. He graduated from the University of London
, studied at Cambridge
, and also at Clark University
, Worcester, Mass.
He was an associate professor at NYU
from 1896 to 1905, and a professor of mathematics afterwards. He wrote mathematical textbooks; his publications include:
He married the former Minnie Ramsden in 1897 in Perth, Ontario
.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, born at Skipton-in-Craven
Skipton
Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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, England
England
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. He graduated from the University of London
University of London
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, studied at Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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, and also at Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
, Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
He was an associate professor at NYU
New York University
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from 1896 to 1905, and a professor of mathematics afterwards. He wrote mathematical textbooks; his publications include:
- Worked Examples in Coördinate Geometry (1891)
- Mensuration and Spherical Geometry (1893), with W. Briggs
- Deductions in Euclid (1901)
He married the former Minnie Ramsden in 1897 in Perth, Ontario
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...
.