William Schieffelin Claytor

William Schieffelin Claytor (January 4, 1908 – July 14, 1967) was an American mathematician specializing in topology. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, where his father was a dentist. He was the third African-American to receive a PhD. in mathematics, and published two papers in the Annals of Mathematics.

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