Joseph Taylor

Just heard about Professor Taylor's death.
I remember him as a brillant mathematician, with a sense for humor, e.g. "the course was a disaster for the students, but the instructor learned a great deal".
He would often said "why don't you look at...", which is what (no more, no less!) a good Ph.D. advisor should tell his student(s).
Other recollection: Joe and Ulla were kind enough to invite me for Thanksgiving 1981. Condolences to family and colleagues
Denis Luminet, Brussels,...

I spent a year in Salt Lake City from 1974 to 1975 when my former husband was working with Joe in the mathematics department. Joe and Ulla were wonderful to Ian, me and the children (Fiona and Alastair ). Ulla became a particular friend. We actually took over their house for a few months while they were in Europe. Years later when I visited USA on holiday with Fiona both Joe and Ulla were wonderful hosts and even later when visiting Alastair who was in the Utah maths department they made...

As the man who literally wrote the book on "Foundations of Analysis," it was my great honor and pleasure to meet with Dr. Taylor, a few months before his death, about our Blink Engine project. Hundreds of us have been trying for years to wrap our heads around the relational mathematics behind the computer code we are designing. Yet, Dr. Taylor understood it in minutes. As we sat in the den of his home, Dr. Taylor stated that relational mathematics is actually much easier than universal...

I was very sad to learn of the death of my friend, Joe Taylor. During the years when I was Chairman of Chemistry, Joe and I became good friends. His Deanship and his term as Academic VP made a great impact on my Department. I fondly recall working with Joe and Hugo Rossi as we worked hard to hire several new faculty members. Both Joe and Hugo told me to "just go ahead and get the best people and we will back you up", and they did exactly that! I know Joe was a great math scholar, but I'd like...

Dearest Ulla and Family,
Joe has been almost like a brother to me as we grew up in the same neighborhood, schools, classes, friends, and then he married my best friend and Swedish sister, Ulla,
Joe has been handsome and smart all through the years and kind to his family in all situations. We will all love and miss him and especially Ulla will. They have been wonderful helpmates to each other and their children. May God bless all of you, and know that we love and care for you. ...

For thirty years at the University of Utah I chased Joe Taylor and Peter Trombi around the track at the Field House on my lunch hour nearly every day. I always judged what kind of shape I was in by how long it took me to catch up to them on the track. They were my inspiration! I was the administrative manager of the chemistry department and I not only enjoyed working with Joe when he was Dean of the College of Science, but I also admired his courage in standing up the the university...