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John Wermer

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John Wermer
Born(1927-04-04)April 4, 1927
DiedAugust 29, 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 95)
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsYale University
Brown University
Thesis On the Harmonic Analysis of Certain Groups and Semi-Groups of Operators  (1951)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Mackey[1]

John Wermer was a mathematician specializing in Complex analysis.[2]

Wermer received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1951 under the supervision of George Whitelaw Mackey.[3]

In 1962 Wermer was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Stockholm.[4]

In 2012, Wermer became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[5]

On August 29, 2022, Wermer died in Providence, Rhode Island at the age of 95. [6]

References

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  1. ^ John Wermer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ "Brown University Mathematics Department". www.math.brown.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25.
  3. ^ John Wermer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ "International Mathematical Union (IMU)". www.mathunion.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
  6. ^ "John Wermer". The Providence Journal. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-23.