Hassler Whitney headshot

Hassler Whitney

Past Faculty
School of Mathematics

Affiliation

Mathematics

From the New York Times, May 12, 1989:

Hassler Whitney [was] a mathematician who made important contributions in geometry and . . . was deeply involved in improving the teaching of mathematics. . . . Whitney's specialty was geometry, particularly topology, including the study of multidimensional surfaces like spheres. He demonstrated, for example, that it is possible to plot a tour of the earth that visits each country once and only once - the Hamiltonian cycle.

Glenn Fowler, "Hassler Whitney, Geometrician; He Eased 'Mathematics Anxiety,'" New York Times, May 12, 1989.

Dates at IAS

Emeritus
School of Mathematics
Faculty
School of Mathematics

Degrees

Harvard University
Ph.D.
1932

Honors

National Medal of Science 1977 Appointments: Member Math Panel, National Defense Res Comm, 1943–45
President, International Committee on Math Instruction, 1979–82
Vice President, AMS 1948–50
1947
Honorary D.Sc., Yale University
1946
AMS Colloquium Lecturer