Christopher Zeeman
Sir Christopher Zeeman FRS | |
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Zeeman (in foreground) in 1980 | |
| Born | Erik Christopher Zeeman 4 February 1925 Yokohama, Japan |
| Died | 13 February 2016 (aged 91) Woodstock, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Catastrophe theory Geometric topology Singularity theory Zeeman conjecture Zeeman's comparison theorem Stallings–Zeeman theorem |
| Awards | Senior Whitehead Prize (1982) Faraday Medal (1988) David Crighton Medal (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Warwick University of Oxford Gresham College |
| Thesis | Dihomology (1955) |
Doctoral advisor | Shaun Wylie |
Doctoral students | Peter Buneman David Epstein Jenny Harrison Ray Lickorish Tim Poston Colin Rourke David Trotman Terry Wall Charlotte Watts |
| Notes | |
Fellow of the Royal Society | |
Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman FRS (4 February 1925 – 13 February 2016) was a British mathematician known for his work in geometric topology and singularity theory.