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Harold Laird Dorwart

Male 1902 - 1998  (95 years)


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  • Name Harold Laird Dorwart 
    Birth 27 Aug 1902  Greenville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jul 1998  Salisbury, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12435  Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2015 

    Father George Dorwart,   b. 1872   d. 1959 (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Clara Laird,   b. 1870, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925 (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1895  Greenville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "The Shenango Valley News" 15 Nov 1895 (greenville.newspaperarchive.com)
      Married: On Thursday, No. 14, 1895, by Rev. Dr. Fradenburgh, at the residence of John A. Laird, on Mercer street, Miss Clara Laird and Mr. George Dorwart, both well-known and well-liked in Greenville. The ceremony was attended by a few friends, enough to form a body-guard on so important an occasion. We wish the young couple all possible happiness and prosperity.

    Family ID F2067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • from "The Hartford Current" 31 Jul 1998
      Harold Laird Dorwart, 95, a resident at Nobel Horizons in Salisbury, died Tuesday (July 28, 1998) at home. He was the husband of Carolyn Yeisley Dorwart. Mr. Dorwart was born in Greenville, PA on August 27, 1902, son of the late George W. and Clara Laird Dorwart. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA and received a Ph.D in Mathematics at Yale University in 1931. He taught at Williams College and at Washington and Jefferson until 1949, when he became Seabury Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and Chairman of the Mathematics Department, at Trinity College. He retired from these positions in 1967, but returned for the following academic year to serve as Dean of the College during a transition of administrations. Mr. Dorwart was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, The Mathematical Association of America and The American Mathematical Society (the latter two for 70 years, during which he held several offices in the MAA). He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Washington and Jefferson College in 1968. His published writings include one book, ``The Geometry of Incidence'', a popular learning materials kit called ``Configurations'', and thirty some papers in Mathematics journals. He was active in scholarly work until shortly before his death, and considered a number of his best efforts to have been completed during his retirement years in Salibury. In addition to his wife of 65 years Carolyn, Mr. Dorwart is survived by his son, Roger of Burlington, VT; daughter-in-law, Elita; two grandsons, Jonathan of Portland, OR and Richard and his wife, Aya and great- grandson Rei of Tokyo, Japan. A memorial service will be at the convenience of the family at the Trinity College Chapel. The Kenny Funeral Home, 41 Main St., Sharon, has charge of arrangements.