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Joseph Dennis
1905–1977
United States
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Joseph James Dennis (11 April 1905 in Gainesville, Florida – April 1977) was an African-American mathematician. He served as the chairman of the Clark College mathematics department from 1930 to 1974. Dennis gained his B.A. from Clark College in 1929, and his M.A. from Northwestern University in 1935.
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