H. J. Ettlinger LegacyCollection 1958-2006

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

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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. H...

Fitzpatrick, Ben

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Ettlinger, H. J.

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The Legacy of H. J. Ettlinger Project, established by the Educational Advancement Foundation, helps support research relating to the mathematician Hyman Joseph Ettlinger (1889-1986). Ettlinger received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1920. He joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in 1913, where he chaired the Department of Pure Mathematics for approximately 25 years. He retired in 1968. Ettlinger was especially noted for his teaching. H...