James McMahon

Who was James McMahon?

James McMahon of Ithaca, New York was an American educator, mathematician and early American proponent of professionalization in the teaching of advanced mathematics. A professor and Chairman of the Mathematics Department in Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, McMahon was a founding member of the American Mathematical Society in 1891. For seven years he served as associate editor of the Annals of Mathematics. He was also the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Secretary, Section A; General Secretary, and Vice-President. McMahon was also featured in the publication, American Men of Science.