Theodore Strong

Theodore Strong (born July 26, 1790 in South Hadley , Massachusetts , † February 1, 1869 in New Brunswick , New Jersey ) was an American mathematician .

Strong graduated from Yale College in 1812 and immediately received a position as a tutor at Hamilton College in Clinton , New York . In 1816 he became a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy here . He held this position until he was called to Rutgers College in New Brunswick , New Jersey , in 1827 . In 1835 he received an honorary doctorate ( Doctor of Laws ) from Rutgers College , and Hamilton College also awarded him an honorary doctorate. In 1862 Strong retired , but continued to live in New Brunswick.

Strong published various mathematical writings in the American Journal of Science and in 1859 A treatise on elementary and high algebra . A monograph on differential and infinitesimal calculus (A treatise on the differential and integral calculus) was in print at the time of his death.

In 1832 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1844 to the American Philosophical Society . In 1863 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Sciences .

Theodore Strong was married to Lucy Dix and the couple had seven children. One of Strong's sons died of typhus in the American Civil War in 1863 . Three of his children survived him.

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Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (PDF; 3.5 MB, English) at Yale University (yale.edu)
Joseph P. Bradley : Memoir of Theodore Strong 1790–1869 (PDF; 1.3 MB, English). National Academy of Sciences , 1879
Theodore Strong at McTutor

Individual evidence

↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ American Philosophical Society - Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Incorporators of the NAS. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
↑ Steven D. Glazer: Rutgers in the Civil War. In: The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries. 66, 2014, doi : 10.14713 / jrul.v66i0.1865 . (PDF; 664 kB, English)

personal data
SURNAME	Strong, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 26, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Hadley , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	February 1, 1869
Place of death	New Brunswick , New Jersey

[1] Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved January 1, 2018 .

[2] American Philosophical Society - Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .

[3] Incorporators of the NAS. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .

[4] Steven D. Glazer: Rutgers in the Civil War. In: The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries. 66, 2014, doi : 10.14713 / jrul.v66i0.1865 . (PDF; 664 kB, English)