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John R. Stallings

American mathematician (1935-2008) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 73

John Robert Stallings Jr. was a mathematician known for his seminal contributions to geometric group theory and 3-manifold topology. Stallings was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley where he had been a faculty member since 1967.

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Awards

Cole Prize in Algebra1970

About this person

He published over 50 papers, predominantly in the areas of geometric group theory and the topology of 3-manifolds. Stallings' most important contributions include a proof, in a 1960 paper, of the Poincaré Conjecture in dimensions greater than six and a proof, in a 1971 paper, of the Stallings theorem about ends of groups.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2008 · aged 73