Tudor Ganea
Tudor Ganea (October 17, 1922 –August 1971) was a Romanian-American mathematician, known for his work in algebraic topology, especially homotopy theory. Ganea left Communist Romania to settle in the United States in the early 1960s. He taught at the University of Washington.
Tudor Ganea | |
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| Born | 17 October 1922 |
| Died | August 1971 (aged 48) Seattle, United States |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Seattle |
| Nationality | Romanian, American |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest University of Paris |
| Known for | Eilenberg–Ganea theorem Eilenberg–Ganea conjecture Ganea conjecture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Bucharest Purdue University University of Washington |
| Thesis | Sur quelques invariants numeriques du type d'homotopie (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Cartan |
| Other academic advisors | Simion Stoilow |
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