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History of Saginaw, (Saginaw County) MichiganOur database does not include an historic photo for Saginaw, (Saginaw County) Michigan, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:The Biography of Edward Wyllys Hyde Edward Wyllys Hyde, educator, was born in Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 17, 1843; son of Harvey and Julia D. (Taylor) Hyde; grandson of Abner Hyde, of Brooklyn, Conn., and a descendant, in the sixth generation, of Isaac Hyde. He was graduated at Cornell university, B.C.E., in 1872, and C.E., 1874. He was instructor in civil engineering there, 1871-73; professor of mathematics at the Chester (Pa.) Military academy, 1873-74; assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Cincinnati, 1875-78, and in 1878 was made full professor. He served as dean and chairman of the academic faculty, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1897-99. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1881, and president of section "A" in 1891; and a member of the American Mathematical society in May, 1891. He was made associate editor of the Annals of Mathematics in 1897. He published: Skew Arches (1875); Directional Calculus (1890); a chapter on "Grassmann's Space Analysis" in Higher Mathematics, edited by Woodward and Merriman, and various articles in scientific periodicals. |
Michigan Facts: Saginaw County Facts: Seat: SaginawEstablished: 10 Sep 1822 Formed from: Oakland
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: SAGINAW, a post-township in the N. part of Saginaw co., Michigan. Population, 917. Saginaw is situated 178 meters above sea level. |
