Edgar H. Brown
Edgar Henry Brown, Jr. (December 27, 1926 – December 22, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology, and for many years a professor at Brandeis University.
Edgar H. Brown, Jr. | |
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| Born | 27 December 1926 Oak Park, Illinois |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 94) Newton Highlands, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Brown's representability theorem Brown–Peterson cohomology Brown–Gitler spectrum |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Brandeis University |
| Thesis | Finite Computability of the Homotopy Groups of Finite Groups (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | George W. Whitehead |
| Doctoral students | Ralph Cohen Douglas Ravenel Terence Gaffney |
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