Mathematician:Hanna Neumann
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Mathematician
German-born mathematician active in the field of group theory.
Wife of Bernhard Hermann Neumann and mother of Peter Michael Neumann.
Nationality
German
History
- Born: 12 February 1914 in Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany
- 1938: Moved to England to marry Bernhard Neumann.
- 1940: Gave birth to Peter Michael Neumann.
- Died: 14 November 1971 in Ottawa, Canada
Theorems and Definitions
- HNN Extension (named after Graham Higman, Bernhard Hermann Neumann and Hanna Neumann)
Results named for Hanna Neumann can be found here.
Publications
- 1949: Embedding theorems for groups (with Graham Higman and Bernhard Hermann Neumann)
- 1967: Varieties of Groups
Also known as
Full maiden name: Johanna von Caemmerer.