Duren, William Larkin, 1905-

Mathematicians.

From the description of Oral history interview with William Larkin Duren, Nathan Jacobson, and E.J. McShane, 1984 Apr. 10. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63297191

William L. Duren Jr. (1905-2008), former Mathematical Association of America (MAA) (1955-1956), and founding chairman of MAA's Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM), was born November 10, 1905, in Macon, Mississippi.

He attended Tulane University in New Orleans and received his BA in mathematics in 1926. He received his Ph.D in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1930. After graduating, Duren returned to Tulane to teach mathematics, interrupted by a year spent at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study from 1936-1937. During World War II, Duren worked as a civilian scientist in the Army Air Corps. In 1947, he was named Chairman of the Mathematics Department of Tulane University. In 1952, Duren was named the first Program Director in Mathematics at the National Science Foundation (NSF). During this time, he formed the CUPM, which operated for 10 years. In 1952, Duren was named the first Program Director in Mathematics at the National Science Foundation (NSF). In 1955, he left Tulane, to become Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia (1955-1962). In 1962, Duren was appointed the first University Professor. He retired in 1976.

From the description of Duren, William, L. Jr., papers, 1946-2005 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 464696638