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'''Henry Turner Eddy''' (born [[Stoughton, Massachusetts]], 9 June 1844; died 11 December 1921<ref>{{Cite DAB|title=Subjects of Biographies|volume=Comprehensive Index|year=1990}}</ref>) was a [[United States]] science and engineering educator. He was president of the [[University of Cincinnati]] and the [[Rose Polytechnic Institute]].
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'''Henry Turner Eddy''' (June 9, 1844 – December 11, 1921) was a [[United States]] science and engineering educator. He was president of the [[University of Cincinnati]] and the [[Rose Polytechnic Institute]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Henry Turner Eddy was born in [[Stoughton, Massachusetts]] on June 9, 1844. He was educated at [[Yale University|Yale]] and later took a further scientific course in [[Berlin]] and [[Paris]]. He married Sebella Elizabeth Taylor on January 4, 1870 and they had five children.<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THRMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=XIII |publisher=James T. White & Company |pages=445–446 |year=1906 |access-date=2020-08-23 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
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He was educated at [[Yale University|Yale]] and later took a further scientific course in [[Berlin]] and [[Paris]]. In 1872, Turner received the first [[Ph.D.]] awarded by [[Cornell University]]. After holding a professorship in mathematics, astronomy and civil engineering at the University of Cincinnati 1874-90, and acting as dean of the academic faculty of that institution (1874–77, 1884–89), he became its president in 1890. He was also president of the Rose Polytechnic Institute at [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], from 1891 to 1894, when he accepted the chair of engineering and mechanics at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He became dean of the graduate school of the University of Minnesota in 1906, and professor and dean emeritus in 1912.

He was elected as a member to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1877.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=1877&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-05-10|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>

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In 1872, Turner received the first [[Ph.D.]] awarded by [[Cornell University]]. After holding a professorship in mathematics, astronomy and civil engineering at the University of Cincinnati 1874-90, and acting as dean of the academic faculty of that institution (1874–77, 1884–89), he became its president in 1890. He was also president of the Rose Polytechnic Institute at [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], from 1891 to 1894, when he accepted the chair of engineering and mechanics at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name=Cyclopaedia/> He became dean of the graduate school of the University of Minnesota in 1906, and professor and dean emeritus in 1912.

He died in [[Minneapolis]] on December 11, 1921.<ref>{{Cite DAB|title=Subjects of Biographies|volume=Comprehensive Index|year=1990}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57905054/henry-turner-eddy-dies/ |title=Henry Turner Eddy Dies |newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=1 |date=1921-12-12 |access-date=2020-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
* ''Analytical Geometry'' (1874)
* ''Analytical Geometry'' (1874)
* ''Researches in Graphical Statics'' (1878)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001612911 ''Researches in Graphical Statics''] (1878)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001614626 ''Thermodynamics''] (1879)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001614626 ''Thermodynamics''] (1879)
* ''Neue Constructionen aus der graphischen Statik'' (1880)
* ''Neue Constructionen aus der graphischen Statik'' (1880)
* ''Maximum Stresses under Concentrated Loads'' (1890)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005738208 ''Maximum Stresses under Concentrated Loads''] (1890)
* ''Theory of the Flexure and Strength of Rectangular Flat Plates Applied to Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs'' (1913)
* ''Theory of the Flexure and Strength of Rectangular Flat Plates Applied to Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs'' (1913)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005736285 ''Concrete-Steel Construction''] (1914)
* [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005736285 ''Concrete-Steel Construction''] (1914)
He wrote numerous scientific and technical papers. In 1893 in Chicago, he read a paper ''Modern Graphical Developments'' at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the [[World's Columbian Exposition]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=''Modern Graphical Developments'' by Henry T. Eddy|title=Mathematical papers read at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition|series=Papers published by the American Mathematical Society, v. I |year=1896|pages=58–71|location=NY|publisher=Macmillan as publisher for the AMS|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3841648;view=1up;seq=80}}</ref>
He wrote numerous scientific and technical papers.


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Henry Turner Eddy
Born(1844-06-09)June 9, 1844
Stoughton, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 11, 1921(1921-12-11) (aged 77)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education
OccupationEducator
Spouse
Sebella Elizabeth Taylor
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(m. 1870)​
Children5
Signature

Henry Turner Eddy (June 9, 1844 – December 11, 1921) was a United States science and engineering educator. He was president of the University of Cincinnati and the Rose Polytechnic Institute.

Biography

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Henry Turner Eddy was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts on June 9, 1844. He was educated at Yale and later took a further scientific course in Berlin and Paris. He married Sebella Elizabeth Taylor on January 4, 1870 and they had five children.[1]

He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1877.[2]

In 1872, Turner received the first Ph.D. awarded by Cornell University. After holding a professorship in mathematics, astronomy and civil engineering at the University of Cincinnati 1874-90, and acting as dean of the academic faculty of that institution (1874–77, 1884–89), he became its president in 1890. He was also president of the Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute, Indiana, from 1891 to 1894, when he accepted the chair of engineering and mechanics at the University of Minnesota.[1] He became dean of the graduate school of the University of Minnesota in 1906, and professor and dean emeritus in 1912.

He died in Minneapolis on December 11, 1921.[3][4]

Works

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He wrote numerous scientific and technical papers. In 1893 in Chicago, he read a paper Modern Graphical Developments at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. pp. 445–446. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Subjects of Biographies". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. Comprehensive Index. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1990.
  4. ^ "Henry Turner Eddy Dies". Asheville Citizen-Times. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 12, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Modern Graphical Developments by Henry T. Eddy". Mathematical papers read at the International Mathematical Congress held in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition. Papers published by the American Mathematical Society, v. I. NY: Macmillan as publisher for the AMS. 1896. pp. 58–71.

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Academic offices
Preceded by President of the University of Cincinnati
1874 – 1875 		Succeeded by
Thomas Vickers
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