About J. Michael Boardman
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 83). J. Michael Boardman was a British mathematician, topologist and university teacher, known for Algebraic topology and Differential geometry and topology.
John Michael Boardman (13 February 193818 March 2021) was a mathematician whose speciality was algebraic and differential topology. He was affiliated with the University of Cambridge, England and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Boardman was most widely known for his construction of the first rigorously correct model of the homotopy category of spectra.
He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1964. His thesis advisor was C. T. C. Wall. He died on 18 March 2021.
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Who was J. Michael Boardman?
British mathematician (1938-2021)
When was J. Michael Boardman born?
J. Michael Boardman was born on 13 February 1938 in Manchester.
When did J. Michael Boardman die?
J. Michael Boardman died on 18 March 2021 in Baltimore.
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J. Michael Boardman was a mathematician, topologist and university teacher.
What was J. Michael Boardman known for?
J. Michael Boardman was known for Algebraic topology and Differential geometry and topology.
What nationality was J. Michael Boardman?
J. Michael Boardman was British.
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