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Edgar H. Brown, Jr. | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 December 2021 | (aged 94)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Brown's representability theorem Brown–Peterson cohomology Brown–Gitler spectrum |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Brandeis University |
Thesis | Finite Computability of the Homotopy Groups of Finite Groups (1954) |
Doctoral advisor | George W. Whitehead |
Doctoral students | Ralph Cohen Douglas Ravenel Terence Gaffney |
Website | people |
Edgar Henry Brown, Jr. (December 27, 1926 – December 22, 2021)[1] was an American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology, and for many years a professor at Brandeis University.[2]