Sumner Byron Myers Scientist

Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specialized in topology. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse, where he was graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932. Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936) before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan, where an award for outstanding students of mathematics has been named in his honor. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a football game.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 19, 1910
Birth place
Boston
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 08, 1955
Education
Harvard University
Known for
Myers's theorem

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doctoral student
Field of study
Mathematics

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