| LC control no. | no2019157155 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Walker, Robert J. (Robert John), 1909-1992 |
| Associated place | Ithaca (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1909-05-05 |
| Death date | 1992-11-25 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Curves, Algebraic |
| Affiliation | Cornell University |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Mathematics teachers |
| Found in | Algebraic curves, 1950 : t. p. (Robert J. Walker) eCommons@Cornell, viewed October 23, 2019 : Robert John Walker, May 5, 1909-Nov. 25, 1992 (professor of mathematics emeritus ; died Nov. 25, 1992 at St. Clair's Hospital, Pittsburgh ; he was born May 5, 1909 in Pittsburgh ; started as an instructor at Cornell University in 1935 ; he was assistant professor from 1938-1946, associate professor from 1946-1948, and professor from 1948-1974 when he retired ; author of "Algebraic curves" published by Princeton University Press in 1950 and "Calculus : a computer oriented presentation" in 1968 ; his doctoral dissertation was an important contribution in the subject of algebraic curves) <https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/18295/Walker_Robert_John_1992.pdf> |
| Associated language | eng |
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