Peter Hilton

Peter Hilton
Hilton in 1993
Born
Peter John Hilton

(1923-04-07)7 April 1923
London, England
Died6 November 2010(2010-11-06) (aged 87)
Binghamton, New York, United States
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
Known forEckmann–Hilton argument
Eckmann–Hilton duality
Hilton's theorem
Spouse
Margaret Mostyn
(m. 19492010)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham
Cornell University
Case Western Reserve University
Binghamton University
University of Central Florida
Thesis Calculation of the homotopy groups of -polyhedra  (1949)
Doctoral advisorJ. H. C. Whitehead
Doctoral studentsPaul Kainen

Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923  6 November 2010) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during World War II.