Roger Lyndon
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- human
- Date of birth
- December 18, 1917
- Date of death
- June 8, 1988
- Place of birth
- Calais
- Place of death
- Ann Arbor
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Employer
- Princeton University (1948–1953), University of Michigan (1953–1988), Georgia Tech (1941–1942), Harvard University (1942–1946), Office of Naval Research (1946–1948)[12][13][14][15][16]
- Field of work
- topology, group theory, combinatorics, mathematics[8][9][10][11]
- Educated at
- Harvard University (1935–1939)[17]
- Notable work
- Curtis–Hedlund–Lyndon theorem, Lyndon word, Lyndon–Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence[19][20][21]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Doctoral advisor
- Saunders Mac Lane[18]
- Doctoral student
- Kenneth Appel, Paul Schupp, Joseph Kruskal, Calvin Creston Elgot, Gerald Otis Losey, Ian Michael Chiswell, John Hermann Remmers, Norman Jerry Frisch, Arthur Gerald Conn, Nancy Evelyn King, Gerald Edward Meike, Charles Shannon Holmes, Libo Lo, Zhi-Bin Gu, John G. Ratcliffe[23]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Academic thesis
- The cohomology theory of group extensions
- Birth name
- Roger Conant Lyndon
- Family name
- Lyndon
- Given name
- Roger
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Summary
Born in Calais[1], he… he was born on December 18, 1917[2]. He died in Ann Arbor[3]. He died on June 8, 1988[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include topology[8], a branch of mathematics[24]; group theory[9], a branch of mathematics[25]; combinatorics[10], a branch of mathematics[26]; and mathematics[11], an academic discipline[27]. Employers include Princeton University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; University of Michigan[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1817[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor[35]; Georgia Tech[14], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1885[38], headquartered in Atlanta[39]; Harvard University[15], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1636[42], headquartered in Cambridge[43]; and Office of Naval Research[16], a government agency[44], in United States[45], founded in 1945[46], headquartered in Arlington County[47]. Doctoral students include Kenneth Appel[23], a mathematician[48], 1932–2013[49], of United States[50], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[51], specialised in graph theory[52]; Paul Schupp[53], a mathematician[54], 1937–2022[55], of United States[56], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[57], specialised in mathematics[58]; Joseph Kruskal[59], a mathematician[60], 1928–2010[61], of United States[62], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[63], specialised in applied mathematics[64]; Calvin Creston Elgot[65]; Gerald Otis Losey[66], a mathematician[67], of Canada[68]; and Ian Michael Chiswell[69], a professor[70], b. 1948[71].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Curtis–Hedlund–Lyndon theorem[19], a theorem[72]; Lyndon word[20]; and Lyndon–Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence[21]. Things named for Roger Lyndon include Lyndon word[73], a mathematical concept[74].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Lyndon word[73], a mathematical concept[74].
His notable doctoral advisees include Joseph Kruskal[75], a mathematician[76], 1928–2010[77], of United States[78], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[79], specialised in applied mathematics[80]; Kenneth Appel[81], a mathematician[82], 1932–2013[83], of United States[84], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[85], specialised in graph theory[86]; and Paul Schupp[87], a mathematician[88], 1937–2022[89], of United States[90], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[91], specialised in mathematics[92].
FAQs
Where was Roger Lyndon born?
Born in Calais[1].
Where did Roger Lyndon die?
Roger Lyndon passed away in Ann Arbor[3].
What did Roger Lyndon do for work?
Roger Lyndon worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Roger Lyndon go to school?
Roger Lyndon was educated at Harvard University[17].