Yael Dowker

Yael Dowker
Yael Dowker in New Orleans, 1961.
Born
Yael Naim

(1919-10-30)30 October 1919
Died28 January 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 96)
Academic background
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Radcliffe College
ThesisThe Ergodic Theorems and Invariant Measure (1948)
Doctoral advisorWitold Hurewicz
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study,
Victoria University of Manchester,
University of London
Notable studentsWilliam Parry

Yael Naim Dowker (born Yael Naim; 30 October 1919 – 28 January 2016)[1] was an Israeli-born English mathematician, prominent especially due to her work in the fields of measure theory, ergodic theory and topological dynamics.

  1. ^ Barrett, Anne (2017). Women At Imperial College; Past, Present And Future. World Scientific. p. 303. ISBN 9781786342645.