Bernhard Neumann

Bernhard Neumann
Born(1909-10-15)15 October 1909
Berlin, Germany
Died20 October 2002(2002-10-20) (aged 93)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityBritish and Australian
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
University of Cambridge
Known forPetr–Douglas–Neumann theorem
Hahn–Mal'cev–Neumann series
HNN extension
Outer billiard
Absolute presentation of a group
AwardsAdams Prize (1952)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsAustralian National University
University of Manchester
Doctoral advisorIssai Schur
Philip Hall
Doctoral studentsGilbert 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Bernhard Neumann", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  3. ^ Bernhard Neumann at the Mathematics Genealogy Project