Dates

• Existence: 1936-

Biographical History

J. Taylor Hollist (born 1936) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a mathematician who taught at State University of New York at Oneonta.

J. Taylor Hollist was born November 14, 1936, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Orson Leroy Hollist and Jennie Brown. He went to elementary school in Brigham City, Utah, and high school in Kaysville, Utah. He then attended Weber State College and Utah State University. He married Suzanne Parker in 1961. They are the parents of seven children. He was an Associate Professor of Mathematics at State University of New York at Oneonta. He taught mathematics for over 40 years with geometry as a specialty. During that time he spent 15 years studying the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher and published three articles on him. The highlight of his career was attending an Escher Conference at the University of Rome (Italy) and presenting a paper. He and his wife Suzanne served a mission to Nauvoo which sparked his interest in Wilford Wood.

Citation:

historical studies, spring 2005: p. 35 (J. Taylor Hollist)

OCLC, Oct. 25, 2010 (hdg: Hollist, J. Taylor; Hollist, Joseph Taylor; usage: J. Taylor Hollist, Joseph Taylor Hollist)

Ancestry.com, viewed Oct. 25, 2010 (J. Taylor Hollist; b. Nov. 14, 1936; resident of Oneonta, N.Y.)

UPB files, Oct. 25, 2010 (J. Taylor Hollist; b. in Phoenix, Ariz.; retired mathematician from the State University of New York, Oneonta; served as missionary in Nauvoo, Ill.)

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