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'''James Edward Oliver''' (1829-1895) was an American mathematician known for his role in establishing the |
'''James Edward Oliver''' (1829-1895) was an American mathematician known for his role in establishing the mathematics department at [[Cornell University]]. |
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Oliver graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1849 and was immediately appointed assistant in the office of the [[American Nautical Almanac]] in Cambridge. Two decades would elapse before, in 1871, he became assistant professor of mathematics at Cornell, and two years later was appointed as full professor.<ref name='apple'>Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1887-1889</ref> |
Born in Portland, Maine, Oliver graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1849 and was immediately appointed assistant in the office of the [[American Nautical Almanac]] in Cambridge. Two decades would elapse before, in 1871, he became assistant professor of mathematics at Cornell, and two years later was appointed as full professor.<ref name='apple'>Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1887-1889</ref> |
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Oliver chaired the Department of Mathematics at Cornell from 1871 until his death. He founded the Social Science Club and was a member of the University Ethical Association. He was known to play an important role in local politics and society, for example, introducing [[Susan B. Anthony]] at the Tompkins County Political Equality Convention in 1894. In a similar vein, he taught a popular class in ethics at the Unitarian Church in Ithaca.<ref>[https://pi.math.cornell.edu/m/node/10773 Cornell Department of Mathematics, "Oliver Club"]</ref> |
Oliver chaired the Department of Mathematics at Cornell from 1871 until his death. He founded the Social Science Club and was a member of the University Ethical Association. He was known to play an important role in local politics and society, for example, introducing [[Susan B. Anthony]] at the Tompkins County Political Equality Convention in 1894. In a similar vein, he taught a popular class in ethics at the Unitarian Church in Ithaca.<ref>[https://pi.math.cornell.edu/m/node/10773 Cornell Department of Mathematics, "Oliver Club"]</ref> |
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Oliver was an elected member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Philosophical Society]] and the [[National Academy of Sciences]]. He published "A Treatise on Trigonometry" in 1886.<ref name='apple'/> |
Oliver was an elected member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Philosophical Society]] and the [[National Academy of Sciences]]. He published "A Treatise on Trigonometry" in 1886.<ref name='apple'/> |
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| ⚫ | Oliver was fond of applying mathematics to then-unusual subjects. He attempted the formulation of economic laws as algebraic formulas and, at Cornell, founded a seminar in economics. Although he was not the first to make such attempts, his particular goal was to define the relation between economics and probability theory.<ref name='nas'>[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/oliver-james.pdf G.W. Hill, "Memoir: James Edward Oliver", National Academy of Sciences]</ref> |
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to make such attempts, his particular goal was to define the relation between economics and probability theory.<ref name='nas'>[http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/oliver-james.pdf G.W. Hill, "Memoir: James Edward Oliver", National Academy of Sciences |
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He died in 1895 after a ten-week battle with serious illness.<ref name='nas'/> In a published tribute, noted geometer [[G. B. Halsted]] ranked Oliver as a mathematical genius, "one of the most remarkable America has produced," but noted that he seemed to have no ambition to publish "an adequate record of his mental life. In personal character he resembled [[Nikolai Lobachevsky|Lobachevsky]], whom he intensely admired."<ref>"James Edward Oliver" by George Bruce Halsted, Science, vol. 1, issue 20, page 544 (May, 1895)</ref> |
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| Died | March 27, 1895 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Institutions | Cornell University |
James Edward Oliver (1829-1895) was an American mathematician known for his role in establishing the mathematics department at Cornell University.
Born in Portland, Maine, Oliver graduated from Harvard College in 1849 and was immediately appointed assistant in the office of the American Nautical Almanac in Cambridge. Two decades would elapse before, in 1871, he became assistant professor of mathematics at Cornell, and two years later was appointed as full professor.[1]
Oliver chaired the Department of Mathematics at Cornell from 1871 until his death. He founded the Social Science Club and was a member of the University Ethical Association. He was known to play an important role in local politics and society, for example, introducing Susan B. Anthony at the Tompkins County Political Equality Convention in 1894. In a similar vein, he taught a popular class in ethics at the Unitarian Church in Ithaca.[2]
Oliver was an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Sciences. He published "A Treatise on Trigonometry" in 1886.[1]
Oliver was fond of applying mathematics to then-unusual subjects. He attempted the formulation of economic laws as algebraic formulas and, at Cornell, founded a seminar in economics. Although he was not the first to make such attempts, his particular goal was to define the relation between economics and probability theory.[3]
He died in 1895 after a ten-week battle with serious illness.[3] In a published tribute, noted geometer G. B. Halsted ranked Oliver as a mathematical genius, "one of the most remarkable America has produced," but noted that he seemed to have no ambition to publish "an adequate record of his mental life. In personal character he resembled Lobachevsky, whom he intensely admired."[4]
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