Hyman Bass

Hyman Bass
BornOctober 5, 1932 (1932-10-05) (age 92)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known foralgebraic K-theory
commutative algebra
algebraic geometry
algebraic groups
Riemann zeta function
AwardsNational Medal of Science (2006)
Cole Prize (1975)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsColumbia University, Barnard College, University of Michigan
Doctoral advisorIrving Kaplansky
Doctoral studentsTsit Yuen Lam

Hyman Bass (/ˈhmən bæs/; born October 5, 1932)[1] is an American mathematician, known for work in algebra and in mathematics education. From 1959 to 1998 he was Professor in the Mathematics Department at Columbia University. He is currently the Samuel Eilenberg Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Michigan.

  1. ^ Hyman Bass. Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Accessed January 31, 2010