Walter Buckingham Carver | |
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| Born | January 11, 1879 |
| Died | July 4, 1961 (aged 82) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Gettysburg College (undergraduate), Dickinson College (graduated in 1899), Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D. in mathematics, 1904) |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Employer(s) | Ursinus College (1904–1906), Cornell University (1906–1948) |
| Known for | President of the Mathematical Association of America (1939–1940) |
| Predecessor | Aubrey J. Kempner |
| Successor | Raymond Woodard Brink |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate from Dickinson College (1929) |
Walter Buckingham Carver (January 11, 1879, Town Hill, Fulton County, Pennsylvania – July 4, 1961, Ithaca, New York) was an American mathematician, noteworthy as the president of the Mathematical Association of America for a two-year term in 1939 and 1940.[1]