Marion Scheepers
Marion Scheepers | |
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| Born | 21 December 1957 Thabazimbi, South Africa |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Known for | selection principles, infinite topological and set-theoretic games |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | set theory game theory cryptology number theory |
| Institutions | Boise State University |
| Thesis | The Meager-Nowhere Dense Game (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Fred Galvin |
| Website | Webpage at Boise State |
Marion Scheepers is a South African-born mathematician, lecturer and researcher in the Department of Mathematics of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho since 1988. He is particularly known for his work on selection principles and on infinite topological and set-theoretical games. He introduced themes that are common to many selection principles and is responsible for the Scheepers diagram.