Walter Neumann

Walter D. Neumann
Neumann in 1973
Born (1946-01-01) January 1, 1946 (age 79)
Caerphilly, Wales
DiedSeptember 24, 2024(2024-09-24) (aged 78)
SpouseAnne Neumann[1]
Parent(s)Bernhard Neumann
Hanna Neumann
RelativesPeter M. Neumann
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
ThesisS1-Actions and the Alpha-Invariant of the Involutions Mathematics Subject Classification: 57—Manifolds and cell complexes (1969)
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Hirzebruch
Klaus Jänich [de]
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics
Sub-disciplineGeometric 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

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  1. ^ "Celebratio Mathematica — Neumann — Autobiography". celebratio.org. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Faces of Geometry, A Conference in Honor of Walter Neumann
  3. ^ Walter D. Neumann: Curriculum Vitae, Walter D. Neumann, Celebratio Mathematica, 2022
  4. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
  5. ^ In Memoriam, New York Group Theory Seminar. Accessed September 25, 2024
  6. ^ In Memoriam: Walter D. Neumann, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University. Accessed October 2, 2024
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