Harris Hancock
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BornMay 14, 1867
Albemarle County, Virginia
DiedMarch 19, 1944 (aged 76)
Albemarle County, Virginia
Spouse
Belle Lyman Clay
(m. 1907)Harris Hancock | |
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| Born | May 14, 1867 Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Died | March 19, 1944 (aged 76) Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University University of Berlin University of Paris |
| Spouse |
Belle Lyman Clay (m. 1907) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cincinnati |
| Thesis | Ein Form des Additionstheorem für Hyperelliptische Functionen erster Ordnung (1894) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lazarus Fuchs Hermann Schwarz |
Harris Hancock (May 14, 1867 – March 19, 1944) was a mathematics professor at the University of Cincinnati who worked on algebraic number theory and related areas. He was the brother of the horse breeder Arthur B. Hancock.
Harris Hancock was born at his family's estate, Ellerslie, in Albemarle County, Virginia on May 14, 1867. He graduated from the University of Virginia's school of mathematics in 1886. He received an AB from Johns Hopkins University in 1888, an AM and PhD from the University of Berlin in 1894, and an ScD from the University of Paris in 1901.[1]
He married Belle Lyman Clay on September 30, 1907, and they had two children.[1]
Harris Hancock died at Ellerslie on March 19, 1944.[2]
