Sumner Byron Myers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sumner Byron Myers

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1955

Profession: mathematician, topologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specialized in topology.
He studied at Harvard University under H.
C.
Marston Morse, where he was graduated with a Ph.D.
in 1932.
Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936) 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.
He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.