Charles Frederick Wells
Charles Frederick Wells (born May 4, 1937 in Atlanta , Georgia - † June 17, 2017 ) was an American mathematician who studied category theory .
Wells studied mathematics at Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree in 1962 and received his doctorate in 1965 under Leonard Carlitz (permutation polynomials over finite fields). In 1965 he became an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University , where he became an associate professor and a professor in 1980.
He dealt with algebra (finite bodies, group theory) and category theory, especially topos theory, about which he wrote a standard work with Michael Barr .
In 1975/76 and 1983 he was a visiting scientist at the ETH Zurich and in 1990 at Oxford (Computing Lab).
Fonts
- with Michael Barr: Toposes, Triples and Theories, Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften 278, Springer-Verlag 1985
- with Michael Barr: Category Theory for Computing Science, Prentice Hall 1990
- A Handbook of Mathematical Discourse, Infinity Publishing, 2003
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth and career data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ^ Charles Frederick Wells in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wells, Charles Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 2017 |