Sumner Byron Myers

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,[1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.[2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)[3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.[4]

Sumner B. Myers Prize

The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department.[5][6] Notable recipients include June Huh, Mary Wootters, and Theodore J. Kaczynski.[7][8][9]

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  1. Tucker, A: Interview with Albert Tucker Template:Webarchive, Princeton University, July 11, 1984. Last accessed January 1, 2010.
  2. Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
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