Walter Richard Talbot

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Walter Richard Talbot (1909-1977) [1] was the fourth African American to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Geometric Group Theory) from the University of Pittsburgh [2] and Lincoln University's youngest Doctor of Philosophy. [3] He was a member of Sigma Xi [4] and Pi Tau Phi. [5] In 1969 Talbot co-founded the National Association of Mathematics (NAM) at Morgan State University, [6] the organization which, nine years later honored him at a memorial luncheon and created a scholarship [7] in his name. [8] In 1990 the Cox-Talbot lecture [9] was inaugurated recognizing his accomplishments together with Elbert Frank Cox – the first African-American to get a doctoral degree in mathematics.

Academic positions Talbot held include: Mathematics Department Chair and Professor [10] (Morgan State University); assistant professor, [11] professor, department chair, dean of men, registrar, acting dean of instruction (Lincoln University). [12] Talbot was most widely known for his introduction of computer technology to the school. [13]

Talbot's dissertation was entitled Fundamental Regions in S(sub 6) for the Simple Quaternary G(sub 60), Type I. [14]

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  1. ↑ "Walter R. Talbot - Mathematicians of the African Diaspora". www.math.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ↑ Hales, Thomas (2018-05-16). "Walter Talbot's thesis". arXiv: 1805.06890 [math.HO].
  3. ↑ "Walter R Talbot - Biography". Maths History. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. ↑ Williams, Talitha. "In Honor of Black History" (PDF). www.ams.org.
  5. ↑ The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. August 1931.
  6. ↑ Nkwanta, Asamoah. "African-American Mathematicians and the Mathematical Association of America" (PDF). www.maa.org.
  7. ↑ Houston, Johnny. "Ten African American Pioneers and Mathematicians Who Inspired Me" (PDF). www.ams.org.
  8. ↑ Pitcher, Everett. "Notices of the American Mathematical Society" (PDF). www.ams.org.
  9. ↑ "Cox-Talbot Lecture". www.nam-math.org. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. ↑ "Document Resume" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Alumni Vertical Files - Lincoln University". bluetigerportal.lincolnu.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  12. ↑ Foundation (U.S.), National Science (1963). Annual Report for Fiscal Year ... The Foundation.
  13. ↑ "Dr. Walter R. Talbot Sr". The Baltimore Sun. December 29, 1977.
  14. ↑ "Walter R. Talbot: MathSciNet". www.genealogy.math.


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