Wrench, John W. (John William), 1913-

John William Wrench, Jr. (1913-2009) was born in Westfield, New York, and grew up in Hamburg, New York. He received his B.A. in mathematics from the University of Buffalo (now SUNY at Buffalo) in 1933 and his M.A. in mathematics in 1935. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1938.

Dr. Wrench held teaching positions while at Yale University (1935-1938), and, after completing his Ph.D., he taught at Wesleyan University in Connecticut (1938-1939). In 1939, he moved to Washington, D.C., to take a teaching position at George Washington University, where he taught until 1942.

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