James Wiegold
James Wiegold | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 August 2009 Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | (aged 75)
Nationality | Welsh |
Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Known for | Contributions to group theory |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University College of North Staffordshire University of Manchester University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Australian National University University College, Cardiff |
Doctoral advisor | Bernhard Neumann |
James "Jim" Wiegold (15 April 1934 – 4 August 2009) was a Welsh mathematician.
Born in Trecenydd, Caerphilly, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, England in 1958, studying under Bernhard Neumann, and is most notable for his contributions to group theory.
Wiegold died from leukaemia on 4 August 2009, in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.[1]
Career[]
- Assistant Lecturer, University College of North Staffordshire (now Keele University), 1957–1960
- Lecturer, University of Manchester, 1960–1963
- Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1963–1966
- Senior Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1966–1969
- Visiting Senior Lecturer and Visiting Reader, Australian National University, 1968–1970
- Reader, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1969–1974
- Professor, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1974–his death
- Dean of Science, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1982–1985
References[]
- ^ "JAMES WIEGOLD : Obituary". bmdsonline.co.uk. BMDs Online. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
External links[]
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "James Wiegold", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews
- James Wiegold at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Caerphilly
- Welsh mathematicians
- 20th-century mathematicians
- Group theorists
- Academics of Cardiff University
- Academics of the University of Manchester
- Deaths from leukemia
- Deaths from cancer in Wales
- British mathematician stubs