Elbert Frank Cox
Elbert Cox | |
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Cox in 1917 | |
| Born | Elbert Frank Cox December 5, 1895 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1969 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Cornell University (MA, PhD) |
| Spouse | Beulah Kaufman |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | West Virginia State University Howard University |
| Thesis | The polynomial solutions of the difference equation af(x+1) + bf(x) = φ(x) (1925) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lloyd Williams |
Elbert Frank Cox (5 December 1895 – 28 November 1969) was an American mathematician. He was the first African American to receive a PhD in mathematics, which he earned at Cornell University in 1925.