Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Henry Root Goodnow
Mathematician
Centurion, 1910–1925
Proposed by
Henry Evertson Cobb and Winston H. Hagen
Henry Evertson Cobb and Winston H. Hagen
born
January 18, 1857
New York (Brooklyn), New York
New York (Brooklyn), New York
died
May 2, 1925
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
March 5, 1910
Age fifty-three
Age fifty-three
buried
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Archivist’s Notes
Brother of Frank J. Goodnow
Century Memorial
Graduating with high honors from Amherst College, Henry Root Goodnow occupied the chair of mathematics at his Alma Mater until his retirement from active pursuits. Not perhaps widely acquainted among his fellow-Centurions, those who knew him recognized his culture, scholarly tastes and high ideals. His adventure, years ago, in losing his way for thirty hours without food in the White Mountain forests, was long a tradition of that region.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1926 Century Association Yearbook
