Talbot, Walter R.
1909-1977 · Contribution: 1934-1977
Mathematics research and a long career in teaching and department leadership at historically Black colleges
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Impact on the world
Among the earliest African Americans to earn a PhD in mathematics (University of Pittsburgh, 1934); as chair of mathematics at Morgan State he organized the pivotal April 1969 Ford Foundation conference that, for the first time, brought Black mathematics PhDs together to meet and connect with one another and the national mathematics community.
Life & background
African-American mathematician born 1909 in Pittsburgh, PA. PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1934). Spent much of his career at Morgan State College (now University). Died 1977.
Sources
- Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (SUNY Buffalo); MAA
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