Biography:James Wiegold

Short description: Welsh mathematician

James Wiegold
Born	(1934-04-15)15 April 1934 Trecenydd, Caerphilly, Wales
Died	4 August 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 75) Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Known for	Contributions to group theory
Scientific career
Institutions	University College of North Staffordshire University of Manchester University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Australian National University University College, Cardiff
Doctoral advisor	Bernhard Neumann

James "Jim" Wiegold (15 April 1934 – 4 August 2009) was a Welsh mathematician.

Born in Trecenydd, Caerphilly, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, England in 1958, studying under Bernhard Neumann, and is most notable for his contributions to group theory.

Wiegold died from leukaemia on 4 August 2009, in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.

Career

• Assistant Lecturer, University College of North Staffordshire (now Keele University), 1957–1960
• Lecturer, University of Manchester, 1960–1963
• Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1963–1966
• Senior Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1966–1969
• Visiting Senior Lecturer and Visiting Reader, Australian National University, 1968–1970
• Reader, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1969–1974
• Professor, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1974–his death
• Dean of Science, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1982–1985

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "James Wiegold", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Wiegold.html .
• James Wiegold at the Mathematics Genealogy Project