He spent a year at the University of Michigan, working with Professor R.L. No corresponding effort, however, has expanded our knowledge to include the first African American graduates of the two dozen distinct academic disciplines in the School of Arts and Sciences. This is part of a webinar series sponsored by the Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging. In the early 1920s, Woodard began taking advanced mathematics WebDudley Weldon Woodard: The second African American to earn a PhD in mathematics, established the mathematics MS degree program at Howard University in 1929. Photograph courtesy of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives, Washington, D.C. John Robert Kline (1891-1955). degree (1906) and M.Sc. 66 0 obj <> endobj Woodard was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1881. All of us at the University Archives hope that this tribute to African American accomplishment at Penn has helped -- and will continue to help -- the University be a better place to study and work than it otherwise would have been. In 1896 Lewis Baxter Moore was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. at Penn, taking his degree in Classics. The success of the research, writing, and illustration of the exhibition is largely due to the research strategy which Mark Lloyd and Rahsaan Maxwell developed early last summer. Pioneer African American Mathematicians, University of Pennsylvania University Archives, Dudley W. Woodard, Mathematician of the African Diaspora, Black Scientists in America: Dudley Weldon Woodard, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dudley_Weldon_Woodard&oldid=1132002483, University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences alumni, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 20:36. [4][5], During his lifetime, he published three papers. Deane Montgomery, former president of the American Jesse P. Clay, and Orville Keane. Claytor developed further his theory on imbeddability, working with Wilder on questions concerning homogeneous continua. Named; duds, sue, lukas, tarell, shykim, shanique, marcus, lizabeth, jarome, ky'sun, i'shawn, & bonqueque.I hope this helped :-) mathematical program as the pinacle for studying mathematics Eighteen years ago, also under the auspices of the University Archives, extensive research established the names and biographies of the first African American alumni at each of Penn's twelve schools. Professional mathematicians began to refer to these Figures as Claytor curves.. They are created and maintained degree in mathematics. He died in 1965. B.S., Wilberforce University, 1903; B.S. Hopefully, when we get more students like Claytor and Woodard, well encourage them to do great things, says Hynd. Home Online Exhibits Penn History Pioneer African American Mathematicians, Permanent exhibition, DuBois College House (1907) University Webinternationally known specialist in Woodards field as, one of the noblest men Ive ever known. (These quotes can be found in the Journal of Black Studies.Vol.18 No.2, December 1987,170-190.) degree and an M.S. This month, the Math/Physics/Astronomy Library curated a display of works authored by African American mathematicians, physicists, and astronomers. Ph.D. dissertation. He worked under John R. Kline on Jordan curves, the topic of a well-known theorem in topology. He had been a member of the faculty for seven years at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; for six years at Wilberforce University in Ohio; and since 1920, at Howard University, then the most prestigious African American university in the country. faculty for six (6) years [1914-1920] after which he joined the Penn's first African American Ph.D.s in mathematics, however, did not enjoy public recognition until this exhibition was organized in 1998. Kline. Professional mathematicians began to refer to these Figures as "Claytor curves." Woodard was quickly recognized as having a talent in mathematical research and took a leave from Howard in 1927 to enroll as a Ph.D. student at Penn. Ryan Hynd is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Galveston, Texas, on October 3, 1881, Woodard took an Bachelor of Arts at Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), a Bachelor of Surgery (1906) and an Master of Surgery (1907) at the University of Chicago. After In 1934, Dr. Claytor published his embedding theorem, which stated, a Peano continuum K is homeomorphic to a subset of the surface of a sphere if and only if it contains neither a primitive skew curve nor a topological image of either of the Figures 7 or 8. (see image left) The Polish mathematician Casmir Kuratowski had introduced Figures 7 and 8, but Claytor advanced the theory and incorporated it into an effective whole. Once logged in, you can add biography in the database, October 3, 1881 Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881-1965). Where else can you see polar bears, bald eagles, blue and humpbacked whales, gray wolves, grizzly bears, orcas, lynx, moose, and hundreds of other rare and endangered species in their original and undisturbed natural habitats? endstream endobj startxref The University Archives and Records Center extends its appreciation to Professor Dennis DeTurck for his invitation to join today's celebration and to the Department of Mathematics for the opportunity to partner in the celebration of its centennial. Both Claytor Advisor: John Robert Kline. Despite the support of his colleagues, Michigan failed to offer him a faculty position. Woodard became the second African American to earn a Ph.D. Given that Claytor was publishing in the Annals and building on the work of eminent mathematicians, he was a highly promising student, says Hynd. At Howard, he also held the post of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. William Claytors best years may well have been those he spent in Philadelphia, but his unfulfilled promise was a great disappointment for John R. Kline and his generation of colleagues at Penn. WebDudley Weldon Woodard B.S., Wilberforce University, 1903; B.S. included W.W.S. While presenting at a 1936 meeting hosted by the American Mathematical Society in Durham, North Carolina, Claytor was not allowed to stay overnight in the hotel where the conference sessions were being held. He had published his University of Chicago masters thesis in mathematics, Loci Connected with the Problem of Two Bodies and had been teaching mathematics at the collegiate level for two decades. Things written down can cause a great deal of harm. Courtesy of the National Association of Mathematicians. The performance is co-presented with World Cafe Live. and his intellectual curiosity was probably supported by his Penn is proud to claim him among its most distinguished [4][6] He also published a study for the Committee of twelve for the advancement of the interests of the Negro race on Jackson, Mississippi in 1909,[7] a textbook, Practical Arithmetic (1911),[8] and an article on geometry teaching at Tuskegee in 1913.[9]. Woodard, D. W., On two dimensional analysis situs Claytor developed further his theory on imbeddability, working with Wilder on questions concerning homogeneous continua. Leo Zippin, who was an internationally known He established the graduate program in mathematics, obtained the necessary resources and administrative support for a mathematics library, and sponsored visiting professorships and scholarly seminars. Upon completing his early education in Texas, Woodard I am Patricia Vickers, Manager of the University Records Center, and I am pleased to speak to you today on behalf of Rahsaan Maxwell, the curator of this exhibition, who is in Japan and Mark Lloyd, the director of the University Archives and Records Center, who is in New York City. of Chicago, Ph.D. Other talented African Americans had preceded him in earning degrees in the College and in Penn's several professional schools. We also wish to thank Professor Jerry Porter, who conceived the Woodard / Claytor exhibition and whose determination played a large part in bringing it to fruition. Woodard and Claytor attended classes here and in Bennett Hall, where the Mathematics Research Library was located. When Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881-1965) enrolled in the Graduate School at Penn in 1927, he had already accumulated a remarkable set of achievements. Woodward then taught collegiate mathematics in Tuskegee for many years, until finally he earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (1928). In many ways I think that it is perhaps the best that I have ever had done under my direction.. Learn about Florida's beautiful and unique nature. 0 If theres news at Penn, youll find it here. Other talented African Americans had preceded him in earning degrees in the College and in Penns several professional schools. After teaching at Tuskegee University and Wilberforce, Woodard joined the faculty at Howard University in 1920. Reprint, Annals of Mathematics, 35: 809-35. Claytor, Schieffelin. A.B., Indiana University, 1918; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1924. All too often, On Wednesday, 21 June 1933, Penn conferred its PhD on Claytor, who thereby became the third African American in the nation to earn the degree in mathematics. in mathematics in the years 1906 and 1907 respectively. Dr. Woodard returned to Howard, where his career flourished. Kline. When Dudley Woodard enrolled in the Graduate School at Penn in 1927, he had already accumulated a remarkable set of achievements. Read more, Meet the people who worked to change the system from the inside. Photograph courtesy of James A. Donaldson, "Black Americans in Mathematics," in Peter Duren, ed., A Century of Mathematics in America, Part III (Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society, 1989), at page 452. hbbd``b`v@`?$@FQ R " 4r @bl@E$6D\ y@SH9 :T HpLAb`& !u After service in the United States Army during World War II, Claytor renewed his teaching, but ceased his research. Scott W. Williams Regardless of any challenges he faced, Woodard earned a bachelors degree in math from Wilberforce University, in Ohio, in 1903 and a masters in math from the University of Chicago in 1907. His doctoral thesis was entitled, On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs with Special Reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem, and was advised by John R. Kline. (1903) Wilberforce Claytor was a brilliant student. MATHEMATICIANS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA The second of these, The Characterization of the Closed N-Cell in Fundamenta Mathematicae, 13 (1929), is, according to Scott Williams, Professor of Mathematics at the State University of New York-Buffalo, the first paper published in an accredited mathematics journal by an African American. in mathematics under Prof. J. R. Kline. He received his B.A. "On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs With Special Reference To The Jordan Curve Theorem." He used the phrase, "black is beautiful" in the 1930s; in Cleveland Ohio. Dr. Dudley Weldon Woodard, the First African-American Mathematician to Publish a Research Paper in an International Accredited Mathematics Journal A From 1907 to 1914, Woodard taught mathematics at Tuskegee Institute and then moved to join the Wilberforce faculty from 1914-1920. He established the graduate program in mathematics, obtained the necessary resources and administrative support for a mathematics library, and sponsored visiting professorships and scholarly seminars. direction of John R. Kline. Dudley Weldon was born October 3(1881,Galveston Texas). If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form. Along with Woodard and Claytors theses are the work of George Hench Butcher Jr., who earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Penn in 1951; an almanac by Benjamin Banneker, who is known for tracking the spread of yellow fever across Philadelphia; and modern publications such as John Urschels autobiography about his interests in both math and football. and many scholarly seminars in mathematics. The success of the research, writing, and illustration of the exhibition is largely due to the research strategy which Mark Lloyd and Rahsaan Maxwell developed early last summer. journal by an african american is the first of two papers by WebWoodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington District of Columbia, where he had established the graduate Member of the Mathematics faculty at Howard University, 1929-1961. Check out my latest presentation built on emaze.com, where anyone can create & share professional presentations, websites and photo albums in minutes. Postal Service. Mathematicae 13 (1929), 121-145. degree (1906) and M.Sc. degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), his B.S. do not recall feeling disadvantaged while growing up." In the years before 1927 four women earned the Ph.D. in Mathematics at Penn. Woodard devoted His doctoral thesis was entitled, On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs with Special Reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem, and was advised by John R. Kline. proffeser at mulpitle schools as tuskgee university, wilberforce universityand howard. Of Claytors Ph.D. thesis, Kline told his advisor Robert L. Moore that Claytor wrote a very fine thesis. WebGiven that Claytor was publishing in the Annals and building on the work of eminent mathematicians, he was a highly promising student, says Hynd. Courtesy of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives, Washington, D.C. George Butcher, Marjorie Lee Browne, He remained at Howard until his retirement in 1965, serving as chair and spent more than 20 hours each week teaching, leaving little to no time for research. Like other departments in the Graduate School, Mathematics admitted women and people of color from its inception. His 37 citations in 2004 place him fourth of Two Bodies. WebDudley Weldon Woodard (October 3, 1881 July 1, 1965) He is recognized as one of the most extraordinary mathematicians in the nation. Claytor personally mentored Katherine Johnson, the African American mathematician whose work was instrumental for NASAs first crewed spaceflights, while she was double majoring in math and French at West Virginia State College. How do we create a persons profile? and Woodard Website. More information about Claytors life and how his research was impacted by racism is available in Mathematics and the Politics of Race: The Case of William Claytor by Karen Hunger Parshall. University of Pennsylvania, 1928. In the area of research, Dr. Woodard published three papers; As far as progress: more opportunities for students and encouraging as many students as we can from different backgrounds to get involved. of the Closed N-Cell" [Transactions of the American Mathethematics Read more, Read about the great African Americans who fought in wars. The Polish mathematician Casmir Kuratowski had introduced Figures 7 and 8, but Claytor advanced the theory and incorporated it into an effective whole. (1906) University of Chicago; M.S. Perhaps this exhibition will serve to encourage such additional research; surely it answers any questions concerning the distinguished presence of African Americans in the history of Mathematics at Penn. Claytors dissertation delighted the Penn faculty, for it provided a significant advance in the theory of Peano continua a branch of point-set topology in which Kline was an expert. Professor Woodard, fresh from earning his PhD at Penn, recommended Claytor for admission to Penns Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. and M.S., University of Chicago, 1906 and 1907; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1928. WebDudley Weldon Woodard . a brilliant mathematician, but a man of high intelligence and It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most. Columbia's loss was Penn's gain when in 1927 Woodard took scholarly leave from Howard and spent a year at Penn, working under the direction of John R. Kline, one of the best and brightest of Penn's mathematics faculty. Dudley Weldon Woodard, in Howard University yearbook, 1927. In the group UPGRADE, students take an interdisciplinary approach to game creation. Dr. Woodard's students degree (1907) special reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem. (age 83). of Chicago where he received a B.S. [Donaldson], & Fleming], The web pages Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Association of Mathematicians (1980). by S W Williams, Dudley Weldon Woodard, Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, http://www.myblackhistory.net/Dudley_Woodard.htm, https://aaregistry.org/story/dudley-woodard-one-of-texas-finest/, https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/african-american-mathematicians, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/, http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/woodard_dudleyw.html, Societies: National Association of Mathematicians, Other: Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (J). More significantly, Woodard was only the second African American in the nation to receive that degree. 3, 396--415. Though he excelled and was hugely popular as an academic administrator, Woodard was also an intellectual. and Butcher also went Reprint, Annals of Mathematics, 35: 809-35. P C Kenshaft, Black Men and Women in Mathematical Research. 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