| LC control no. | no2014146370 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3523.E454 |
| Personal name heading | Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1867-1938 |
| Birth date | 1867-07-27 |
| Death date | 1938-09-08 |
| Place of birth | Somerset (Ind.) |
| Place of death | Berkeley (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Mathematics |
| Affiliation | University of California, Berkeley Poetry Society of America |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Poets Composers |
| Found in | Fightery Dick and other poems, 1936: title page (Derrick Norman Lehmer) An elementary course in synthetic projective geometry, 1917: title page (Derrick Norman Lehmer, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of California) SNAC, via WWW, November 4, 2014 (Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1868-1938; from the Berkeley Gazette, September 8, 1938; Dr. Derrick Norman Lehmer, professor of mathematics emeritus of the University of California at Berkeley, poet and composer, died at his home, 2736 Regent Street, this morning after an extended illness; he retired from the University on July 27, 1937 after a service of 37 years as instructor, assistant professor, and professor; Dr. Lehmer was born on July 27, 1867 at Somerset, Indiana; his primary education was received in the schools of Nebraska and he received his A.B. degree from the University of that State in 1893; his master's degree followed from the same institution in 1896, and he received his doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1900, in which year he came to the University of California as instructor in mathematics; Professor Lehmer's talents as poet and composer matched his skill as a mathemetician; while achieving a high place in the world of mathematics, he also held membership in the Poetry Society of London and the Poetry Society of America and wrote numerous poems and sonnets that won wide recognition; his production of the Indian opera The Necklace of the Sun was seen twice in Oakland and once in San Francisco, and his songs, particularly those taken from Indian lore were well received everywhere) ancestry.com, November 4, 2014 (Derrick Norman Lehmer; Derrick N. Lehmer; born July 27, 1867 in Somerset, Wabash, Indiana; died September 8. 1938 in Berkeley, Alameda, California) OCLC, November 4, 2014 (access points: Lehmer, Derrick Norman ; Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1867 (1868?)-1938 ; Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1867-1938 ; Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1868- ; Lehmer, Derrick Norman, 1868-1938; usage: Derrick Norman Lehmer) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 87823974 |
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