Derek John Scott Robinson
Derek John Scott Robinson (born September 25, 1938 in Montrose , Scotland ) is a British mathematician who studies algebra ( group theory , homological algebra ).
Robinson studied at the University of Edinburgh with a bachelor's degree in 1960 and received his doctorate in 1963 from the University of Cambridge with Philip Hall ( Theory of subnormal subgroups ). 1965-1968 he was a lecturer at Queen Mary College of the University of London . In 1968 he became Assistant Professor and 1974 Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .
In 1979 he received the Humboldt Research Prize and in 1971 the Whittaker Prize .
Fonts
- A course in linear algebra with applications, World Scientific, 1991, 2nd edition 2006
- An introduction to abstract algebra, De Gruyter 2003
- with John C. Lennox: Theory of infinite soluble groups, Clarendon Press, Oxford 2004
- A course in the theory of groups, Springer Verlag, 1982, 2nd edition 1996
- Finiteness conditions and generalized soluble groups, 2 volumes, Springer Verlag 1972
- Infinite soluble and nilpotent groups, London 1968
- Editor with Phillip Griffith: The mathematical legacy of Reinhold Baer: a collection of articles in honor of the centenary of the birth of Reinhold Baer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2004
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robinson, Derek John Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montrose |