Hoover, William (1850 October 17-1938 March 10)

Dates

• Existence: 1850 October 17 - 1938 March 10

Biographical note

Born in Wayne County, Ohio, William Hoover attended both Wittenberg and Oberlin colleges without graduating. After teaching high school in Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Dayton, Ohio, and South Bend, Indiana, he was elected professor of mathematics and astronomy at Ohio University in 1883. He attended the first meeting of the MAA Ohio Section, and he contributed problems and solutions to the American Mathematical Monthly for over 40 years.

Gender

• Males

Occupations

• College teachers

Topics

• Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Ohio -- Athens

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