Dr. Bennington P. Gill
Bennington P. Gill was a Professor of Mathematics at City
College. He was a treasurer of the American Mathematical Society
and chairman of the New York section of the Mathematical
Association of America. Martin Davis, being a student of Bennington
Gill, cites him as a major influence for his mathematical
career.
In 1942, Bennington Gill gave an interesting
interview describing the use of mathematics in World War II
which was archived by the NY Public radio.
He graduated from City College (1917) with a B.S. degree in
mathematics and received his Ph.D from Columbia University
(1930).
