Sumner Byron Myers

Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,[1] where he was graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.[2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)[3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan, where an award for outstanding students of mathematics has been named in his honor.[4] He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.[5]

Sumner Byron Myers
Born	February 19, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	October 8, 1955 (aged 45) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Myers theorem Myers-Steenrod theorem
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Michigan
Doctoral advisor	H. C. Marston Morse
Doctoral students	Meyer Jerison Leonard J. Savage

References

1. Tucker, A: Interview with Albert Tucker Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton University, July 11, 1984. Last accessed January 1, 2010.
2. Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
3. Princeton University: Members of the School of Mathematics Archived 2000-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
4. University of Michigan: Sumner Myers Award, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
5. The Michigan Alumnus. 62. UM Libraries. 1955. p. 90.

Further reading

• Bott, R.; Hildebrandt, T. H.; Ritt, R. K.; Rothe, E. H.; Samelson, H. (1958). "In memoriam Sumner B. Myers (1910–1955)". Michigan Math. J. 5 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1307/mmj/1028998004.