Morris Hirsch
Encyclopedia
Morris William Hirsch is an American
mathematician
, formerly at the University of California, Berkeley
.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hirsch attained his doctorate
from the University of Chicago
in 1958, under supervision of Edwin Spanier
and Stephen Smale
. His thesis was entitled Immersions of Manifolds.
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, formerly at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hirsch attained his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1958, under supervision of Edwin Spanier
Edwin Spanier
Edwin Henry Spanier was an American mathematician at the University of California at Berkeley, working in algebraic topology...
and Stephen Smale
Stephen Smale
Steven Smale a.k.a. Steve Smale, Stephen Smale is an American mathematician from Flint, Michigan. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1966, and spent more than three decades on the mathematics faculty of the University of California, Berkeley .-Education and career:He entered the University of...
. His thesis was entitled Immersions of Manifolds.