Ruth I. Michler
Ruth I. Michler | |
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| Born | March 8, 1967 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2000 (aged 33) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Commutative algebra, algebraic geometry |
| Institutions | University of North Texas |
| Thesis | Hodge components of cyclic homology of affine hypersurfaces (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Ogus, Mariusz Wodzicki |
Ruth Ingrid Michler (March 8, 1967 to November 1, 2000) was an American-born mathematician of German descent who lived and worked in the United States. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and she was a tenured associate professor at the University of North Texas. She died at the age of 33 while visiting Northeastern University, after which at least three memorial conferences were held in her honor, and the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize was established in her memory.