Sir Christopher Zeeman | |
|---|---|
 Zeeman in 1980 | |
| Born | Erik Christopher Zeeman 4 February 1925 Japan |
| Died | 13 February 2016 (aged 91) Woodstock, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Catastrophe theory Geometric topology Singularity theory Zeeman conjecture Zeeman's comparison theorem Stallings–Zeeman theorem |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1982) Faraday Medal (1988) David Crighton Medal (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Warwick University of Oxford Gresham College |
| Thesis | Dihomology (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shaun Wylie |
| Doctoral students | Peter Buneman David Epstein Jenny Harrison Ray Lickorish Tim Poston Colin Rourke David Trotman Terry Wall Charlotte Watts |
| Notes | |
Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman FRS[1] (4 February 1925 – 13 February 2016), was a British mathematician,[2] known for his work in geometric topology and singularity theory.
- ^ Rand, David A. (2022). "Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman. 4 February 1925—13 February 2016". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 73: 521–547. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2022.0012. S2CID 251447255.
- ^ Archer, Megan (25 February 2016). "Obituary: 'Remarkable' maths professor Sir Christopher Zeeman remembered [Sir Christopher Zeeman: Mathematics professor and former college principal]". Oxford Times. p. 86. Retrieved 8 March 2016.