William James Firey (1923–2004) was an American mathematician, specializing in the geometry of convex bodies.
During the first years of their marriage, the couple worked for the United States Forest Service during summers in fire look-out stations in the Washington Cascades.
He was a visiting professor at several universities and made several trips to the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.
[3] In addition to his professional travels, he and his wife, often joined by friends, sailed in the Pacific Northwest's San Juan and Gulf Islands, the Mediterranean seas around Greece, and the Baltic.
Land travels included sojourns in France and trips to Turkey, England and Scotland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Greece and Mexico.