Sumner Byron Myers
Sumner Byron Myers | |
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| Born | February 19, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1955 (aged 45) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Known for | Myers theorem Myers–Steenrod theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, topology, differential geometry |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | H. C. Marston Morse |
| Doctoral students | Meyer Jerison Leonard J. Savage |
Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse, where he 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. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.