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American mathematician (1935?2005)
William S. Hatcher
(1935?2005) was a mathematician, philosopher, educator and a member of the
Baha?i Faith
.
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He held a doctorate in mathematics from the
University of Neuchatel
,
Switzerland
, and bachelor's and master's degrees from
Vanderbilt University
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. A specialist in the philosophical alloying of science and religion, for over thirty years he held university positions in North America, Europe, and Russia.
Biography
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He was born in
Charlotte
,
North Carolina
,
United States
on 20 September 1935, and died on 27 November 2005.
Work and achievements
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Hatcher is one of eight
Platonist philosophers
listed for the second half of the twentieth century in the
Encyclopedie Philosophique Universelle
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Hatcher was the author of over fifty monographs, books, and articles in the mathematical sciences, logic and philosophy. Among the publications of which he is author or coauthor are:
Relationship to the Baha?i Faith
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He served on
National Spiritual Assembly
of the Baha'is of Canada (1983?91) as well as on the inaugural National Spiritual Assemblies of Switzerland (1962?65) and the Russian Federation (1996). He lived in Russia from 1993 to 1998. He was also a founding member of the Association for Baha?i Studies.
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Reprint of open letter to fellow students on conversion
? Pamphlet copyright 1965, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States of America, Baha'a?i Publishing Trust, Wilmette, Illinois
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Reviews of
The Foundations of Mathematics
:
- Nelson, D.,
Mathematical Reviews
,
MR
0237320
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- Engeler, Erwin (January 1970),
The American Mathematical Monthly
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77
(1): 90,
doi
:
10.2307/2316880
,
JSTOR
2316880
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- Corcoran, John (March 1972),
Philosophy of Science
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39
(1): 88?90,
doi
:
10.1086/288415
,
JSTOR
186599
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- Barr, J. (March 1974),
The American Mathematical Monthly
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81
(3): 299?301,
doi
:
10.2307/2319549
,
JSTOR
2319549
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Review of
Absolute Algebra
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- Je?ek, Jaroslav (1980),
Mathematical Reviews
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MR
0509332
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Reviews of
The Logical Foundations of Mathematics
:
- Dawson, John W. Jr (1984),
Mathematical Reviews
,
MR
0690243
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- Corcoran, John (May?June 1984),
American Scientist
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72
(3): 305,
JSTOR
27852714
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- Kroon, Frederick W. (June 1986),
The Journal of Symbolic Logic
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51
(2): 467?470,
doi
:
10.2307/2274073
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JSTOR
2274073
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Review of
Logic and Logos
:
- Nusseibeh, Sari; Nuchelmans, Gabriel; Rodriguez-Consuegra, Francisco A.; Lolli, G.; Henry, D.P.; Jeffry Pelletier, Francis; Rousspoulos, George; Wole?ski, J.; Smith, B.; Simons, Peter (January 1992),
History and Philosophy of Logic
,
13
(1): 115?132,
doi
:
10.1080/01445349208837198
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