Howard W. Eves Unpublished Manuscript

Howard Whitley Eves (January 10, 1911-June 6, 2004) was a noted mathematician, whose work focused on geometry. He also published multiple books on the histories of mathematics. Dr. Eves received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia in 1934, graduated with his Master's degree from Harvard University in 1935, and graduated from Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) with a doctorate degree in Mathematics in 1948. His dissertation, A Class of Projective Space Curves, was written under the guidance of Ingomar Hostetter. Dr. Eves became Professor Emeritus in 1976 after teaching at the University of Maine for twenty-two years, but later taught during spring semesters at the University of Central Florida from 1986 until 1991.

Dr. Eves joined the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) in 1942, where he became a spokesman for the organization and helped found the Northeast Section on November 26, 1955. He was the editor for the Elementary Problem Department of the American Mathematical Monthly for twenty-five years. He also was a member of the American Mathematical Society and the French Mathematical Society.

Dr. Eves was a noted author as well, publishing his acclaimed Mathematical Circles series from 1969 to 1988 and his two-volume Survey of Geometry in 1972. Following his retirement, he published his autobiography, Mathematical Reminiscences, in 2001. Dr. Eves passed away on June 6, 2004 at the age of 93.