José Adem | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 February 1991
Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 69)
Nationality | Mexico |
Alma mater |
National University of Mexico (B.S., 1949) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1952) |
Known for | Adem relations |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic Topology |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Steenrod |
José Adem (27 October 1921 – 14 February 1991) was a Mexican mathematician who worked in algebraic topology, and proved the Adem relations between Steenrod squares.
Born José Adem Chahín [1] in Tuxpan, Veracruz, (published his works as José Adem), Adem showed an interest in mathematics from an early age, and moved to Mexico City in 1941 to pursue a degree in engineering and mathematics. He obtained his B.S. in mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1949. [2] During this time he met Solomon Lefschetz, a famous algebraic topologist who was spending prolonged periods of time in Mexico. Lefschetz recognized Adem's mathematical talent, and sent him as a doctoral student to Princeton University where he graduated in 1952. [3] His dissertation, Iterations of the squaring operations in algebraic topology, was written under the supervision of Norman Steenrod and introduced what are now called the Adem relations. [4]
His brother is geophysicist Julián Adem, who obtained a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1953. [5] Julián's son is topologist Alejandro Adem. [6]
Adem became a researcher at the Mathematics Institute of UNAM (1954–1961), and then head of the Mathematics Department at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (1961–1973). [1] He was elected to El Colegio Nacional on 4 April 1960. [2]
In 1951 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. [7] In 1956, Adem started the second series of the Boletín de la Sociedad Matemática Mexicana. [3]
José Adem | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | 14 February 1991
Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 69)
Nationality | Mexico |
Alma mater |
National University of Mexico (B.S., 1949) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1952) |
Known for | Adem relations |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic Topology |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Steenrod |
José Adem (27 October 1921 – 14 February 1991) was a Mexican mathematician who worked in algebraic topology, and proved the Adem relations between Steenrod squares.
Born José Adem Chahín [1] in Tuxpan, Veracruz, (published his works as José Adem), Adem showed an interest in mathematics from an early age, and moved to Mexico City in 1941 to pursue a degree in engineering and mathematics. He obtained his B.S. in mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1949. [2] During this time he met Solomon Lefschetz, a famous algebraic topologist who was spending prolonged periods of time in Mexico. Lefschetz recognized Adem's mathematical talent, and sent him as a doctoral student to Princeton University where he graduated in 1952. [3] His dissertation, Iterations of the squaring operations in algebraic topology, was written under the supervision of Norman Steenrod and introduced what are now called the Adem relations. [4]
His brother is geophysicist Julián Adem, who obtained a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1953. [5] Julián's son is topologist Alejandro Adem. [6]
Adem became a researcher at the Mathematics Institute of UNAM (1954–1961), and then head of the Mathematics Department at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (1961–1973). [1] He was elected to El Colegio Nacional on 4 April 1960. [2]
In 1951 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. [7] In 1956, Adem started the second series of the Boletín de la Sociedad Matemática Mexicana. [3]