Tudor Ganea | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1922 |
| Died | August 1971 (aged 48) Seattle, United States |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Seattle |
| Nationality | Romanian, American |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of Paris |
| Known for | Eilenberg–Ganea theorem Eilenberg–Ganea conjecture Ganea conjecture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Bucharest Purdue University University of Washington |
| Thesis | Sur quelques invariants numeriques du type d'homotopie (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Cartan |
| Other academic advisors | Simion Stoilow |
Tudor Ganea (October 17, 1922 –August 1971)[1] was a Romanian-American mathematician, known for his work in algebraic topology, especially homotopy theory. Ganea left Communist Romania to settle in the United States in the early 1960s.[2] He taught at the University of Washington.