C. Stanley Ogilvy

Ogilvy grew up sailing near New Rochelle, New York, on the mainland side of the Long Island Sound. Later, he also sailed Etchells. The C. Stanley Ogilvy Masters Trophy, an antique sextant awarded to a sailor over the age of 50, was named in his honor and has been presented annually by the Etchells World Championships since 1999. ==Education and career==

Ogilvy went to the Berkshire School, then did his undergraduate studies at Williams College. After earning an M.A. from Cambridge University and an M.S. at Columbia University, and doing additional studies at Princeton University, Ogilvy finished his graduate studies with a PhD in mathematics from Syracuse University in 1954. His thesis, supervised by Walter R. Baum, was entitled An Investigation of Some Properties of Asymptotic Lines on Surfaces of Negative Gaussian Curvature. Ogilvy began his teaching career at Trinity College (Connecticut), and joined the faculty of Hamilton College (New York) in 1953. He chaired the mathematics department beginning in 1969, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He remained at Hamilton until 1974, when he retired so that he could spend more of his time sailing. Ogilvy died on June 21, 2000, in Mamaroneck, New York. ==Books==

Ogilvy wrote many books on both mathematics and sailing, • Through the Mathescope (Oxford Univ. Press, 1956). Later republished as Excursions in Mathematics. • ''Tomorrow's Math: Unsolved Problems for the Amateur'' (Oxford Univ. Press, 1962) • Thoughts on Small Boat Racing (Van Nostrand, 1966) • Excursions in Number Theory (with John T. Anderson, Oxford Univ. Press, 1966) • Excursions in Geometry (Oxford Univ. Press, 1969) • Win More Sailboat Races (Norton, 1976) • A History of the Star Class: The First Eighty Years (International Star Class Yacht Racing Association, 1991) • The Larchmont Yacht Club: A History, 1880–1990 (Larchmont Yacht Club, 1993) ==References==