Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman FRS[1] (4 February 1925 – 13 February 2016), was a British mathematician,[2] known for his work in geometric topology and singularity theory.
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Sir Christopher Zeeman | |
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Born | Erik Christopher Zeeman (1925-02-04)4 February 1925 Japan |
Died | 13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 91) Woodstock, England |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Catastrophe theory Geometric topology Singularity theory Zeeman conjecture Zeeman's comparison theorem Stallings–Zeeman theorem |
Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1982) Faraday Medal (1988) David Crighton Medal (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Warwick University of Oxford Gresham College |
Thesis | Dihomology (1955) |
Doctoral advisor | Shaun Wylie |
Doctoral students | Peter Buneman David Epstein Jenny Harrison Ray Lickorish Tim Poston Colin Rourke David Trotman Terry Wall Charlotte Watts |
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