Sumner Byron Myers

American mathematician (1910–1955)
Person human Q983398
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Sumner Byron Myers

Summary

Sumner Byron Myers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on February 19, 1910[3]. He died in Ann Arbor[4]. He died on October 8, 1955[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and topologist[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Sumner Byron Myers…
  • Sumner Byron Myers died in Ann Arbor[4].
  • Sumner Byron Myers was born on February 19, 1910[3].
  • Sumner Byron Myers died on October 8, 1955[5].
  • Sumner Byron Myers held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Sumner Byron Myers worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's professions included topologist[7].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's field of work was topology[10].
  • Among Sumner Byron Myers's employers was University of Michigan[11].
  • Sumner Byron Myers was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's doctoral advisor was Marston Morse[13].
  • Sumner Byron Myers is recorded as male[14].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Leonard Jimmie Savage as a doctoral student[16].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Meyer Jerison as a doctoral student[17].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Robert Garlin Kuller as a doctoral student[18].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Ralph Alexis Raimi as a doctoral student[19].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Robert William MacDowell as a doctoral student[20].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised William Kay Smith as a doctoral student[21].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Bertram J. Eisenstadt as a doctoral student[22].
  • Sumner Byron Myers supervised Lester J. Heider as a doctoral student[23].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's given name is recorded as Sumner[24].
  • Sumner Byron Myers's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Sumner Byron Myers's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on February 19, 1910[3].

Education

Sumner Byron Myers was educated at Harvard University[12]. His doctoral advisor was Marston Morse[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and topologist[7]. Sumner Byron Myers's field of work was topology[10]. Among his employers was University of Michigan[11]. Doctoral students include Leonard Jimmie Savage[16], a mathematician[26], 1917–1971[27], of United States[28], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[29], specialised in probability theory[30]; Meyer Jerison[17], a mathematician[31], 1922–1995[32], of United States[33], specialised in functional analysis[34]; Robert Garlin Kuller[18]; Ralph Alexis Raimi[19]; Robert William MacDowell[20]; and William Kay Smith[21].

Death and Burial

Sumner Byron Myers died on October 8, 1955[5]. He died in Ann Arbor[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sumner Byron Myers include Myers's theorem[35], a theorem[36].

Why It Matters

Sumner Byron Myers has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Entities named for him include Myers's theorem[35], a theorem[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Leonard Jimmie Savage[37], a mathematician[38], 1917–1971[39], of United States[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[41], specialised in probability theory[42].

FAQs

Where was Sumner Byron Myers born?

Sumner Byron Myers was born in Boston[2].

Where did Sumner Byron Myers die?

Sumner Byron Myers passed away in Ann Arbor[4].

What did Sumner Byron Myers do for work?

Sumner Byron Myers worked as mathematician[6] and topologist[7].

Where did Sumner Byron Myers go to school?

Sumner Byron Myers was educated at Harvard University[12].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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