Sumner Byron Myers
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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- ↑ Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
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- ↑ University of Michigan: Sumner Myers Award, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
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