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Walter Burton Ford (May 18, 1874, Oneonta, New York – February 24, 1971, Seneca County, New York) was an American mathematician working in analysis.

He earned his PhD in 1905 from Harvard under the direction of Maxime Bôcher. Ford was a mathematics professor at the University of Michigan and played a significant role in mathematics education in the U.S.A. He served as president of the Mathematical Association of America in 1927-1928.

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Newsom, C. V. (1971), "Walter Burton Ford", The American Mathematical Monthly, 78: 1094–1097, ISSN 0002-9890, 0294078
Walter Burton Ford at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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-'''Walter Burton Ford''' (May 18, 1874, [[Oneonta, New York]] – February 24, 1971, [[Seneca County, New York]]) was an American mathematician working in analysis. He served as president of the [[Mathematical Association of America]] in 1927-1928.
+'''Walter Burton Ford''' (May 18, 1874, [[Oneonta, New York]] – February 24, 1971, [[Seneca County, New York]]) was an American mathematician working in analysis.
+He earned his PhD in 1905 from Harvard under the direction of [[Maxime Bôcher]]. Ford was a mathematics professor at the [[University of Michigan]] and played a significant role in mathematics education in the U.S.A. He served as president of the [[Mathematical Association of America]] in 1927-1928.
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