Frederick R. Cohen

Fred Cohen
Fred Cohen at the Kavli Institute in Santa Barbara in Summer 2012.
Born1945
DiedJanuary 16, 2022
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known fortopology of configuration spaces
calculation of homotopy groups of spheres
polyhedral products
AwardsSloan Research Fellow
Fellow of the AMS
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Rochester
Thesis The Cohomology of Braid Spaces  (1972)
Doctoral advisorJ. Peter May
WebsiteAcademic website (archived)

Frederick Ronald Cohen[1] (1945 – January 16, 2022)[2][3] was an American mathematician working in algebraic topology.

  1. ^ "Frederick Ronald Cohen". Mathematics Genealogy Project. North Dakota State University. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Frederick R. Cohen, professor of mathematics has passed away". University of Rochester Department of Mathematics News & Events. January 21, 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Dr. Frederick R. Cohen Obituary". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. January 17, 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.