Richard Lashof
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Richard K. Lashof (November 9, 1922 – February 4, 2010) was an American mathematician. He contributed to the field of geometric and differential topology, working with Shiing-Shen Chern, Stephen Smale, among others. Lashof is regarded as "the key figure in sustaining the Chicago Mathematics Department as an international center for research and the training of topologists" by Melvin Rothenberg.[1]
Born in
Richard Vincent Kadison. In 1971 he was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Nice.[2]
His wife,
Joyce Lashof, was awarded the Sedgwick Memorial Medal
in 1995.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Richard Lashof, mathematician, 1922–2010", University of Chicago, February 18, 2010.
- ^ Lashof, R. (1971). "The immersion approach to triangulation and smoothing". Actes du Congrès international des mathématiciens, 1–10 Septembre 1970, Nice. Vol. Tome 2. pp. 91–93.
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