Kemeny, John G.
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Born, Budapest, Hungary, May 31, 1926. Emigrated to the U.S., 1940; naturalized, 1945. Valedictorian, George Washington High School, N.Y., 1943; BA and PhD in mathematics, Princeton, 1949. Assistant within the U.S. Army, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos Project, 1945-1946. Research assistant to Dr. Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, 1948-49. Fine Instructor and Office of Naval Research Research Fellow in Mathematics, Princeton, 1949-51. Asst. prof. of philosophy, Princeton, 1951-53. Prof. of mathematics, Dartmouth, 1953; dept. chairman, 1955-67; Albert Bradley Third Century Professor, 1969-72; thirteenth president of the college, 1970-1981; prof. of mathematics and computer science, 1981-90; professor emeritus until his death, Dec. 26, 1992.
From the description of Oral history interview with John Kemeny, 1984. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 242982026
Born 1926.
From the description of Oral history interview with John G. Kemeny, 1984 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83622716
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associatedWith | Adams, Ruth M. |
associatedWith | Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance. |
associatedWith | Baldwin, Marilyn Austin, 1935- |
associatedWith | Bonz, Margaret Huling, 1941- |
associatedWith | Brace, Lloyd D. (Lloyd DeWitt), 1903-1986. |
associatedWith | Brewster, Carroll W. |
associatedWith | Burke, Walter, 1922- |
associatedWith | Campaign for Dartmouth. |
associatedWith | Chamberlain, Edward Thoyt, 1914- |
associatedWith | Chamberlain, Ramona M. (Ramona Moore), 1931- |
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