Sumner Byron Myers | |
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Born |
Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S. | February 19, 1910
Died | October 8, 1955
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 45)
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University |
Known for |
Myers theorem Myers–Steenrod theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, topology, differential geometry |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Doctoral advisor | H. C. Marston Morse |
Doctoral students |
Meyer Jerison Leonard J. Savage |
Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse, [1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932. [2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936) [3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium. [4]
The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department. [5] [6] Notable recipients include June Huh, Mary Wootters, and Theodore J. Kaczynski. [7] [8] [9]
Sumner Byron Myers | |
---|---|
Born |
Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S. | February 19, 1910
Died | October 8, 1955
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 45)
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University |
Known for |
Myers theorem Myers–Steenrod theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, topology, differential geometry |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Doctoral advisor | H. C. Marston Morse |
Doctoral students |
Meyer Jerison Leonard J. Savage |
Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse, [1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932. [2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936) [3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium. [4]
The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department. [5] [6] Notable recipients include June Huh, Mary Wootters, and Theodore J. Kaczynski. [7] [8] [9]