Deane Montgomery (September 2, 1909 – March 15, 1992) was an American mathematician specializing in

topology Topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of a Mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformat ...

who was one of the contributors to the final resolution of Hilbert's fifth problem in the 1950s. He served as president of the

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from 1961 to 1962. Born in the small town of

Weaver, Minnesota Weaver is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Minneiska Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, Minneiska Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The Whitewater River (Minnesota), Whitewater Ri ...

, he received his B.S. from

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in St. Paul, MN and his

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and Ph.D. from the

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in 1933; his dissertation advisor was Edward Chittenden. In 1941 Montgomery was awarded a

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. In 1988, he was awarded the

Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He was a member of the

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, the

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, and of the

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Publications

* with

Leo Zippin Leo Zippin (January 25, 1905 – May 11, 1995) was an American mathematician. He is best known for solving Hilbert's fifth problem, Hilbert's Fifth Problem with Deane Montgomery and Andrew M. Gleason in 1952. Biography Leo Zippin was born in 19 ...

: * * with Leo Zippin: * with Leo Zippin: * Deane Montgomery and

, ''Topological Transformation Groups'', Interscience Publishers, 1955. * with Hans Samelson and C. T. Yang: * with C. T. Yang:

References

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Interview with Montgomery about his experience at PrincetonA Tribute to Deane Montgomery
by Ronald Fintushel 20th-century American mathematicians Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences American topologists Institute for Advanced Study faculty University of Iowa alumni 1909 births 1992 deaths Presidents of the American Mathematical Society Hamline University alumni Mathematicians from Minnesota Presidents of the International Mathematical Union {{US-mathematician-stub Members of the American Philosophical Society