Walter Neumann
Walter David Neumann (1 January 1946 – 24 September 2024) was a British-American mathematician who worked in topology, geometric group theory, and singularity theory. He was a professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. Neumann obtained his Ph.D. under the joint supervision of Friedrich Hirzebruch and Klaus Jänich at the University of Bonn in 1969. He was a son of the mathematicians Bernhard Neumann and Hanna Neumann. His brother Peter M. Neumann was also a mathematician. Walter Neumann was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2002. He was in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, starting from 2013. Neumann died on 24 September 2024, at the age of 78.
Walter D. Neumann | |
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.jpg) Neumann in 1973 | |
| Born | January 1, 1946 Caerphilly, Wales |
| Died | September 24, 2024 (aged 78) |
| Spouse | Anne Neumann[1] |
| Parent(s) | Bernhard Neumann Hanna Neumann |
| Relatives | Peter M. Neumann |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Thesis | S1-Actions and the Alpha-Invariant of the Involutions Mathematics Subject Classification: 57—Manifolds and cell complexes (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Hirzebruch Klaus Jänich |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Sub-discipline | Geometric group theory |
Walter David Neumann (1 January 1946 – 24 September 2024) was a British-American mathematician who worked in topology, geometric group theory, and singularity theory. He was a professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. Neumann obtained his Ph.D. under the joint supervision of Friedrich Hirzebruch and Klaus Jänich at the University of Bonn in 1969.[2]
He was a son of the mathematicians Bernhard Neumann and Hanna Neumann.[2] His brother Peter M. Neumann was also a mathematician.
Walter Neumann was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2002.[3] He was in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, starting from 2013.[4]
Neumann died on 24 September 2024, at the age of 78.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebratio Mathematica — Neumann — Autobiography". celebratio.org. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ a b Faces of Geometry, A Conference in Honor of Walter Neumann
- ^ Walter D. Neumann: Curriculum Vitae, Walter D. Neumann, Celebratio Mathematica, 2022
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
- ^ In Memoriam, New York Group Theory Seminar. Accessed September 25, 2024
- ^ In Memoriam: Walter D. Neumann, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University. Accessed October 2, 2024
