Dunnington, G. Waldo (Guy Waldo), 1906-
G. Waldo Dunnington and Carl F. Gauss papers, 1794-1974.
Letters (originals, transcriptions, and photo reproductions in German and English) from Carl Frederich Gauss, his family members, and close associates, 1794-1916 (9.5 linear inches); research correspondence between Dunnington, ca. 1950s (1 linear ft.); research correspondence between Dunnington and the Gauss family, 1940s and 1960s (1.5 linear ft.); pamphlets pertaining to Germany, mathematics, and Gauss, 1940s-1960s (7.5 linear ft.); articles by Dunnington concerning Gauss and his work, 1940s-1960s (9.5 linear inches); 2 plaster busts of Gauss; 1 framed portrait of Gauss; l framed print of Gauss; and l framed portrait of Dunnington.
Dunnington. Professor of German Language and Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) and biographer of Carl Friedrich Gauss. Dunnington, born in Bowling Green, Mo., attended Washington and Lee University (B.A. and M.A.) and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He also studied at GtĖ˛tingen University and Mount Holyoke College. Before coming to NSU he taught at St. Louis (Mo.) Junior College, Atlantic University, Horner Junior College, and LaCrosse Wisconsin State College. Awards and honors: Howard Houston Fellowship, Alexander Von Humbolt Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Phi Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Delta Kapa, life member of the Gauss Society, and honorary member of the Jean Paul Society; dissertation on Jean Paul; author of Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science; A Study of his Life and Work (New York: Exposition Press), 1955.
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855.
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1977-1855 -- Family.
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855 -- Photograph.
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855 -- Portraits.
Mathematicians -- Germany -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Dunnington, Guy Waldo, 1906-1974 Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of science.
Dunnington, Guy Waldo, 1906-1974 -- Portraits.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Watson Memorial Library, Cammie G. Henry Research Center. Natchitoches, LA 71497, USA