Bernhard Neumann
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Bernhard Neumann (15 Oct 1909 – 20 Oct 2002) was a German-born British mathematician who was one of the leading figures in group theory, greatly influencing the direction of the subject.
He earned a PhD at University of Cambridge 1935 and a DSc at University of Manchester 1954.
[edit] Career
- Assistant Lecturer, University College, Cardiff, 1937–40.
- Army Service, 1940–45.
- Lecturer, University College, Hull, (now University of Hull), 1946–48
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, University of Manchester, 1948–61
- Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, ANU, Canberra, 1962–74; Emeritus Professor, 1975–2002.
- Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1975–77; Honorary Research Fellow, 1978–99.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959.
[edit] External references
- O'Connor, John J., and Edmund F. Robertson. "Bernhard Neumann". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
- Bernhard Neumann at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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