Charles Lewis Reason

Charles Lewis Reason (July 21, 1818 – August 16, 1893) was a mathematician, linguist, and educator. He became the first African-American university professor at a predominantly white college in the United States, teaching at New York Central College, McGrawville. Charles Lewis Reason was born in New York City as one of three sons to Michel and Elizabeth (Melville) Reason, free … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Mathematicians