Woodard obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1903 from Wilberforce College in Ohio and then went on to get an M.S.

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*Dudley Weldon Woodard was born on this date in 1881. Dudley Weldon Woodard was an African American mathematician that was born in Galveston, Texas. He was a curious young student and his family supported his thirst for knowledge. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1928. Born in Galveston, Texas, on October 3, 1881, Woodard took an A.B. Biography. 1928 - Dudley Weldon Woodard is first black mathematician to receive a Ph.D. at Penn - second in the U.S. 1933 - William Claytor is second black mathematician to receive a Ph.D. at Penn - third in the U.S. 1933 - George Hervey Hallett becomes the third holder of the Scott Chair. After finishing his primary education in his home state, Woodard attended Wilberforce College in Ohio, receiving a bachelor degree (A. at Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), a B.S. Woodard was a smart youngster whose curiosity was supported by his family. Dudley Weldon Woodard was born on October 3, 1881 in Galveston, Texas. When Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881-1965) enrolled in the Graduate School at Penn in 1927, he had already accumulated a remarkable set of achievements. when he was a very young boy, many people, including his parents and his teachers believed that he was an intelligent child. Dudley Woodard was the second African-American to earn PhD in mathematics (1928, University of Pennsylvania) and established the mathematics graduate program at Howard University. Praised as one of the greatest Black Mathematicians of all time, Woodard had many incredible accomplishments, having his thesis and other research published in reputable mathematics journals. in mathematics in 1903. This support could have been what carried him through to become only the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Advisor: John Robert Kline. 1934 - Hans A. Rademacher emigrates to US and joins Penn's faculty . Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881–1965) was an African American mathematician and professor, and the second person of African descent to earn a PhD in Mathematics, the first being Elbert Frank Cox, (PhD Cornell, 1925), Woodard's mentor.

He had published his University of Chicago master’s thesis in mathematics, “Loci Connected with the Problem of Two Bodies” and had been teaching mathematics at the collegiate level for two decades.

From Galveston Texas his father worked for the U. S. Postal Service.

Dudley Weldon Woodard . degree in mathematics at the University of Chicago in 1907. Although Woodard probably didn’t have societal support when pursuing mathematics, he did have familial support. No students known. Dissertation: On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs with Special Reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem.

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Woodard overcame the barriers he faced and became a highly regarded mathematician.

He was a Black mathematician. After finishing his primary education in his home state, Woodard attended Wilberforce College in Ohio, receiving a bachelor degree… (1906) and an M.S. What Kind of Mathematician is Dudley Weldon Woodard?