John C. Oxtoby (1910–1991) was an American mathematician. In 1936, he graduated with a Master of Science in Mathematics from

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. He was Professor of Mathematics at

Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College ( ; Welsh language, Welsh: ) is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a ...

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from 1939 until his retirement in 1979.

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* 20th-century American mathematicians 1910 births 1991 deaths Bryn Mawr College faculty Measure theorists Category theorists American topologists Harvard University alumni {{US-mathematician-stub