Bernhard Neumann | |
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| Born | 15 October 1909 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 20 October 2002 (aged 93) Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality | British and Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Petr–Douglas–Neumann theorem Hahn–Mal'cev–Neumann series HNN extension Outer billiard Absolute presentation of a group |
| Awards | Adams Prize (1952) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Australian National University University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor | Issai Schur Philip Hall |
| Doctoral students | Gilbert Baumslag John Britton James Wiegold |
Bernhard Hermann Neumann AC, FRS[1] (15 October 1909 – 21 October 2002) was a German-born British-Australian mathematician, who was a leader in the study of group theory.[2][3]
- ^ Praeger, C. E. (2010). "Bernhard Hermann Neumann AC. 15 October 1909 -- 21 October 2002". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 56: 285–316. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2010.0002.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Bernhard Neumann", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ Bernhard Neumann at the Mathematics Genealogy Project