Mathematician:John Fillmore Hayford

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Mathematician

American Geodesist.

Constructed the Hayford spheroid as a reference for approximating the shape of Earth.


Nationality

American


History

  • Born: May 19, 1868 in Rouses Point, New York.
  • Died: March 10, 1925 in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.


Theorems and Definitions

Definitions of concepts named for John Fillmore Hayford can be found here.


Publications

  • 1917: Gravity and Isostasy