nLab James Munkres

James Raymond Munkres (1930–2026) was a professor at MIT.

He got his Ph.D. degree in 1956 from the University of Michigan, advised by Edwin E. Moise.

• Wikipedia entry

Selected writings

On general topology:

• James Munkres, Topology, Prentice Hall (1975, 2000) [ISBN:0-13-181629-2, pdf]

On differential topology:

• James R. Munkres, Elementary Differential Topology, Annals of Mathematics Studies 54 (1966), Princeton University Press (doi:10.1515/9781400882656).

On algebraic topology:

• James Munkres, Elements of Algebraic Topology, Addison-Wesley (1984) [pdf]

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