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.[1]
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He was a son of the mathematicians Bernhard Neumann and Hanna Neumann.[1] His brother Peter M. Neumann was also a mathematician.
Walter Neumann was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2002.[2] He was in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, starting from 2013.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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