Jean-Pierre Gustave Meyer

Background

Meyer, Jean-Pierre Gustave was born on August 5, 1929 in Lyon, Rhone, France. Son of Jules and Germaine (Becker) Meyer.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1954.

Career

Assistant professor mathematics, Syracuse (New York) U., 1956; research associate mathematics, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1956-1957; from assistant to associate to professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1957; department chairman mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1985-1990. Director Japan-United States Mathematics Institute, since 1992.

Achievements

• Jean-Pierre Gustave Meyer has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Fundamental Structures of Algebra

    (Mathematics)

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Mathematics Society.

Interests

• Avocations: mineral collecting, archaeology.

Connections

Married Marily Joan Pettit, 1959. Children: David, Susan, Steven, Alison, Nadine, Nicholas. Married Roselyne Fischer-Laverton, 1996.

Father:

Jules Meyer

Mother:

Germaine (Becker) Meyer

Spouse:

Marily Joan Pettit

Spouse:

Roselyne Fischer-Laverton

child:

Susan Meyer

child:

Nicholas Meyer

child:

Alison Meyer

child:

David Meyer

child:

Nadine Meyer

child:

Steven Meyer