Woodard then attended the University of Chicago where he received a B.S.
Woodard was the second African American to obtain his Ph.D. in mathematics, the first being Elbert Frank Cox, Woodard's mentor. Dr. Woodard's students included W.W.S. degree program in mathematics in 1929, guaranteeing Howard's mathematical program as the pinacle for studying mathematics among the Historically Black Universities and Colleges. Woodard was a smart child whose curiosity was supported by his family. W.W.S. While observing Dudley Woodard’s page, I noticed first how short it is in length and how minimal it was with content. He also published three papers “Loci connected with the problem of two bodies”, “On two dimensional analysis situs with special reference to the Jordan curve theorem”, and lastly, “the characterized of the closed N-cell.” His second publication appears to be the first research paper published in an accredited mathematics journal by an African American. Woodard devoted his entire professional life to the promotion of excellence in mathematics through the advancement of his students, teaching and research. Dudley Woodard is the second African American to earn a PhD in mathematics. Born in Galveston, Texas on October 3, 1881, Woodard earned his B.A. He married Geneva Anderson on 8March 1881in Galveston, Texas and their first child was Dudley Weldon Woodard…
Woodard retired in 1947 and died July 1, 1965 in his home in Cleveland Ohio. degree in mathematics in the years 1906 and 1907 respectively. Dudley Woodard passed away on October 9, 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland. Not much is known about Woodard’s life except he was an African American who was growing up in a time in which racial inequities and segregation were in full force in the United States, especially in the south. Both Claytor and Butcher also went to the University of Pennsylvania and earned the Ph.D. degree in mathematics under Prof. J. R. Kline. *Dudley Weldon Woodard was born on this date in 1881. During this time, he received his Ph.D. Family History Learning Hub ; My Trees ; Start a New Tree ; Upload a GEDCOM ; Search & Browse. He taught collegiate mathematics in Tuskegee for many years, until finally he earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (1928). Dudley Weldon Woodard was born October 3, 1881, in Galveston, Texas, where his father worked for the U. S. Postal Service. All we know of Dudley's father is that he is a postal worker, I'm not saying that this guy is 100% his father but he is a postal clerk.
After receiving his M..S., Woodard taught mathematics at Tuskegee Institute (now University) for seven (7) years [1907 - 1914] and on Wilberforce faculty for six (6) years [1914-1920] after which he joined the mathematics faculty at Howard University in 1920. Dudley Weldon Woodard was born October 3, 1881 in Galveston, Texas.
degree (1906) and M.Sc. Adding more information in this sections will make the site more credible for future readers. He was a Black mathematician.
Funeral Home Services for Dudley are being provided by RAPP Funeral and Cremation Services. Claytor, George Butcher, Marjorie Lee Browne, Eleanor Green Jones, Jesse P. Clay, and Orville Keane.
Another section to be added should be about how he contributed to mathematics: Dr. Woodard established the M.S. degree (1907) at the University of Chicago. degree from at Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), his B.S. Kbratt5 (talk) 05:57, 5 November 2014 (UTC), Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation, Template:WikiProject Articles for creation, http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/woodard_dudleyw.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Dudley_Weldon_Woodard&oldid=716646153, Mathematics articles related to mathematicians, Pages linking to the Education Program namespace, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This article was accepted on 18 August 2014 by reviewer, This article has not yet received a rating on the project's, This page was last edited on 22 April 2016, at 22:57. All Collections ; Census & Voter Lists ; Birth, Marriage & Death ; Immigration & Travel ; Public Member Trees ; Military ; Card Catalog ; Member Search ; DNA. After finishing his primary education in his home state, Woodard attended Wilberforce College in Ohio, receiving a bachelor degree… Cora is not the mother though, they were only married around 1896 and she says she has had no children. in mathematics in 1903. He also established a mathematics library at Howard. In 1921, he joined the mathematics faculty at Howard University. Here are some details that should also be added to his "Biography" section.
degree students. Name: Dudly Woodard [Dudley Woodard] Age: 39
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Dudley Woodard's parents were Dudley R Woodard (1858-1941)and Geneva Anderson (born 1865). when he was a very young boy, many people, including his parents and his teachers believed that he was an intelligent child. The first research paper published in an acredited mathematics journal by an african american is the first of two papers by Dudley Weldon Woodard, On two dimensional analysis situs with special reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem. Claytor was the most promising student in the inaugural year of Prof. Woodard's new graduate program at Howard in 1929. His contributions also led to an increase in the amount of African Americans studying mathematics in college. At Howard, he was not only a professor of mathematics but was selected Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1920-1929). Dudley Weldon Woodard was an African American mathematician that was born in Galveston, Texas.
Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is of ... Woodard devoted his entire professional life to the promotion of excellence in mathematics through the advancement of his students, teaching and research. From Galveston Texas his father worked for the U. S. Postal Service. However, on his wikipedia page only one category is mentioned and that is his “Biography” category. degree and an M.S. 1900 United States Federal Census about Dudly Woodard. There is not enough detail about how his contribution at Howard led to a mathematics library. That period was very difficult for Blacks who were seeking an education (see Plessy vs Ferguson). Woodard was a smart youngster whose curiosity was supported by his family. Dudley Weldon Woodard was known as one of the most extraordinary mathematicians of his time. Dudley R Woodard, born in Atlanta, Georgia, worked as a Railway Mail Clerk. Upon completing his early education in Texas, Woodard attended Wilberforce College in Ohio, receiving a bachelor degree (A.B.) Family Trees. Talk:Dudley Weldon Woodard. There is only a brief mention however of this on his wikipedia page. He was the thesis supervisor for many of Howard's M.S. He attracted Elbert Cox to join him in 1929 and he established and sponsored several other professorships and many scholarly seminars in mathematics. The obituary was …