Peter Hilton

This article is about the British mathematician. For the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, see Peter Hilton (lord-lieutenant).
Peter Hilton
Hilton in 1993
Born
Peter John Hilton

(1923-04-07)7 April 1923
London, England
Died6 November 2010(2010-11-06) (aged 87)
Binghamton, New York, United States
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
Known forEckmann–Hilton argument
Eckmann–Hilton duality
Hilton's theorem
Spouse
Margaret Mostyn
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(m. 1949⁠–⁠2010)​
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham
Cornell University
Case Western Reserve University
Binghamton University
University of Central Florida
Thesis Calculation of the homotopy groups of -polyhedra  (1949)
Doctoral advisorJ. H. C. Whitehead
Doctoral studentsPaul Kainen

Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923 – 6 November 2010) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during World War II.

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