J. H. C. Whitehead Scientist

John Henry Constantine Whitehead FRS (11 November 1904–8 May 1960), known as Henry, was a British mathematician and was one of the founders of homotopy theory. He was born in Chennai (then known as Madras), in India, and died in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1960.

Personal facts

J. H. C. Whitehead
Alias (AKA)Whitehead John Henry Constantine
Birth dateNovember 11, 1904
Birth place
India , Chennai
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathMay 08, 1960
Place of death
Princeton New Jersey
Residence
United Kingdom , United States
Education
Princeton University
University of Oxford
Known for
Crossed module
Whitehead product
CW complex
Whitehead manifold
Simple-homotopy equivalence
Whitehead group

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awards
Royal Society
doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Field of study
Mathematics

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