Ellis Bagley Stouffer (7 November 1884, Melbourne, Iowa – 24 November 1965,

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) was an American mathematician specializing in projective differential geometry.

Biography

Stouffer received bachelor's and master's degrees from

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.John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Ellis B. Stouffer
/ref> In 1911 he received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the

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under

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with thesis ''Invariants of Linear Differential Equations, with Applications to Ruled Surfaces in Five-Dimensional Space''. Stouffer became at the University of Kansas in 1914 assistant professor, in 1917 associate professor and in 1921 full professor. In 1922 he also became dean of the Graduate School. In 1946–1951 he was dean of the University during its academic expansion program after World War II. He retired as dean in 1951 but continued teaching until 1955. He was awarded a

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for the academic year 1926–1927. In 1928 he was an

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. Upon his death he was survived by a wife and daughter. His doctoral students include Wealthy Babcock.Babcock, Wealthy — Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity
/ref> At the University of Kansas, the E. B. Stouffer Professorship of Mathematics was established in his honor.

Selected publications

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References

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