Oren Root II

Oren Root II (May 18, 1838 - August 27, 1907) was a professor of mathematics at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Biography

He was born on May 18, 1838, in Syracuse, New York, to Oren Root I, who was also a professor at Hamilton College. He graduated from Hamilton in 1856 then attended Rutgers College for a Doctor of Divinity degree.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Oren Root is Dead". Warsaw Daily Union. August 27, 1907. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DkZHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E3sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4282,1870706&dq=oren+root&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
  2. ^ "Prof. Oren Root Was Educator and High Degree Mason". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40C11FF3B5A15738DDDAE0A94D0405B878CF1D3. Retrieved 2011-02-02. "Prof. Oren Root of Hamilton College, brother of Secretary of State Root died to-night, an illness of about a year. ..."