Clifford Hugh Dowker
Canadian topologist (1912–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clifford Hugh Dowker (/ˈdaʊkər/; March 2, 1912 – October 14, 1982) was a topologist known for his work in point-set topology and also for his contributions in category theory, sheaf theory and knot theory.
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Born | Clifford Hugh Dowker (1912-03-02)2 March 1912 Western Ontario, Canada |
Died | 14 October 1982(1982-10-14) (aged 70) London, England |
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Partner | Yael Naim (m. 1944 - 1982) |
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Thesis | Mapping Theorems for Non-Compact Spaces (1938) |
Doctoral advisor | Solomon Lefschetz[1] |
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