Ettlinger, H. J. (Hyman Joseph), 1889-

Hyman Joseph Ettlinger was born September 1, l889 in St. Louis, Missouri, and was educated at Washington University (Bachelor's degree, 1910) and Harvard University (Master's, 1911; Ph.D., 1920). He joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in 1913, retiring in 1968. He was especially noted for his teaching. Ettlinger's research was in differential equations and the calculus of variations. He was associated with the UT Defense Research Laboratory, where he worked on aerodynamics. He was chairman of the Department of Pure Mathematics for about 25 years. He died in Austin on June 8, 1986.

From the guide to the H. J. Ettlinger Photographs 2003-134., 1963, (Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

From the description of Ettlinger, H. J., photographs, 1963. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 81916320

H.J. Ettlinger (1889-1986) did his doctoral work at Harvard University (1910-1913), and taught at the University of Texas at Austin until his retirement in 1968.

From the description of Ettlinger, H.J., papers, 1909-1981. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19365137

Ettlinger earned his Harvard AM in 1911 and his PhD in 1920.

From the description of On eliminants, resultants, discriminants of systems of polynomials (equations) in n variables : [minor thesis in mathematics], August 1, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075042

From the description of Steiner's quartic surface : [minor thesis in mathematics], August 1, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075043

From the description of The pfaffian : minor thesis in mathematics, June 1, 1913. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075044

Hyman Joseph Ettlinger was born September 1, l889, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was educated at Washington University (Bachelor's degree, 1910) and Harvard University (Master's, 1911; Ph.D., 1920). He joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in 1913, and retired in 1968. He was especially noted for his teaching. Ettlinger's research was in differential equations and the calculus of variations. He was associated with the UT Defense Research Laboratory, where he worked on aerodynamics. He was chairman of the Department of Pure Mathematics for approximately 25 years. He died in Austin on June 8, 1986.

From the guide to the H. J. Ettlinger Papers, 1909-1981, (Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)