One of the World's Top 10 Mathematicians{Cape Forc Traditional Cache
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Ralph Lent Jeffery one of the world's top 10 mathematician
Ralph Lent Jeffery was born October 3rd, 1889 in Overton, Nova Scotia. Working as a fisherman and with only a eighth grade level of education, at the age of 21, he went back to school. He became principal of a secondary school and then went to Acadia University, where he majored in economics and took a few math courses. However, Jeffery's graduate studies were in mathematics, which he studied at Cornell and Harvard. He was head of the Department of Mathematics at Acadia University from 1924-1942, except to complete his Ph.D. at Cornell in 1928, and in 1939 to become acting head and professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Jeffery was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1937. He went on to become head of the Department of Mathematics at Queen's University (1942-1960). At Queen's, he was extensively involved with research and was Chair of the Board of Graduate Studies. After his retirement, Queen's named a building after him (Jeffery Hall). Jeffery returned to Acadia after retirement to continue teaching. At the time of his death, at the age of 85, he was still teaching three courses. Jeffery was organizer and Director of the Summer Research Institute of the Canadian Mathematical Society from 1950-1965, and was the fourth President of the CMS, from 1957-1961. In 1968, the CMS created the Jeffery-Williams Prize, to recognize outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Jeffery's received honorary degrees from Acadia, Dalhousie, St.Mary's, Memorial, McMaster, Windsor and Queen's universities. (S) House in gallery is where Ralph use to live. "Parking on west side of road.."
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