Sumner Byron Myers
| Sumner Byron Myers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 8, 1955 (aged 45) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | H. C. Marston Morse |
| Doctoral students |
Meyer Jerison Ralph Raimi Leonard J. Savage |
| Known for | Myers theorem |
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.
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