James McMahon (mathematician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames McMahon (mathematician)
American mathematician
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1856
Date of Death: 01-Jun-1922
Profession: mathematician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About James McMahon (mathematician)
- James McMahon (April 22, 1856 – June 1, 1922) was an Irish mathematician whose career was spent at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- He was a committed educator, and an early proponent of professionalization in the teaching of advanced mathematics in America.
- A professor and Chairman of the Mathematics Department in Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, McMahon was one of the earliest members of the American Mathematical Society (as the predecessor New York Mathematical Society) in 1891.
- For seven years he served as associate editor of the Annals of Mathematics.
- He was also the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Secretary (1897), Section A (Mathematics and Astronomy); General Secretary (1898), and Vice-President (1901).
- McMahon was also featured in the publication, American Men (and Women) of Science.
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