- Bernhard Neumann
Bernhard Hermann Neumann (
15 Oct 1909 ,Berlin ,Germany –20 Oct 2002 ,Canberra ,Australia ) was a German-born British mathematician who was one of the leading figures ingroup theory , greatly influencing the direction of the subject.He earned a PhD at
University of Cambridge 1935 and a DSc at University of Manchester 1954. His students includedGilbert Baumslag , László Kovács, Michael Newman, and James Wiegold. His wife,Hanna Neumann , and son,Peter M. Neumann , are also notable for their contributions to group theory.He was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959.Career
* Assistant Lecturer, University College, Cardiff, 1937–40.
* Army Service, 1940–45.
* Lecturer, University College, Hull, (nowUniversity of Hull ), 1946–48
* Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, Manchester, 1948–61
* Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, ANU,Canberra , 1962–74;Emeritus Professor , 1975–2002.
* Senior Research Fellow,CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1975–77; Honorary Research Fellow, 1978–99.External references
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