Walter Neumann
Walter D. Neumann | |
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.jpg) Neumann in 1973 | |
| Born | January 1, 1946 Caerphilly, Wales |
| Died | September 24, 2024 (aged 78) |
| Spouse | Anne Neumann[1] |
| Parent(s) | Bernhard Neumann Hanna Neumann |
| Relatives | Peter M. Neumann |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Thesis | S1-Actions and the Alpha-Invariant of the Involutions Mathematics Subject Classification: 57—Manifolds and cell complexes (1969) |
| Friedrich Hirzebruch Klaus Jänich | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
Sub-discipline | Geometric group theory |
Walter David Neumann (1 January 1946 – 24 September 2024) was a British-American mathematician who worked in topology, geometric group theory, and singularity theory. He was a professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. Neumann obtained his Ph.D. under the joint supervision of Friedrich Hirzebruch and Klaus Jänich at the University of Bonn in 1969.[2]
He was a son of the mathematicians Bernhard Neumann and Hanna Neumann.[2] His brother Peter M. Neumann was also a mathematician.
Walter Neumann was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2002.[3] He was in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, starting from 2013.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Celebratio Mathematica — Neumann — Autobiography". celebratio.org. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- 1 2 Faces of Geometry, A Conference in Honor of Walter Neumann
- ↑ Walter D. Neumann: Curriculum Vitae, Walter D. Neumann, Celebratio Mathematica, 2022
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
- ↑ In Memoriam, New York Group Theory Seminar. Accessed September 25, 2024
- ↑ In Memoriam: Walter D. Neumann, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University. Accessed October 2, 2024
