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Peter Michael Neumann OBE

(28 December 1940 - 18 December 2020)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2021

Adam McBride
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH e-mail: a.c.mcbride@strath.ac.uk
Barbara Cullingworth
Affiliation:
2, Thurlestone Court, East Morton, Keighley BD20 5RG

Extract

Peter Neumann was a major figure in UK mathematics during a career spanning over 50 years. His parents, Bernhard and Hanna Neumann, were group theorists, so it was perhaps inevitable that Peter would become a specialist in the same area. A notable occurrence, and a sign of things to come, was the publication in 1962 of a joint paper with his parents which gave rise to the concept of an NNN group. There can be few instances in mathematics of three members of the same family co-authoring a paper. His parents spent many years in Australia and Peter maintained strong links with that country throughout his own professional life.

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© The Mathematical Association 2021

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