Talk:James Pierpont (mathematician)

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Probably 1866-1938, and perhaps American. Gene Nygaard 05:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Library of Congress card catalogue lists as d. 1938. Gene Nygaard 05:52, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

According to obituary in Bull. AMS written by Oystein Ore, Pierpont was actually a Connecticut-born American who did PhD work in Europe before returning to USA which was not uncommon in the 19th century. ~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.15.248.99 (talk) 14:32, August 24, 2007 (UTC)