2 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁We aver , ▁Minnesota , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁B . S . ▁from ▁Ham line ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁M N ▁and ▁his ▁Masters ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ; ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁ad visor ▁was ▁Edward ▁Ch itt enden . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Mont gom ery ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁American ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society ▁L ero y ▁P . ▁Ste ele ▁Prize ▁for ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁with ▁Leo ▁Z ipp in : ▁▁▁▁ ▁with ▁Leo ▁Z ipp in : ▁▁ ▁with ▁Leo ▁Z ipp in : ▁▁ ▁De ane ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁Leo ▁Z ipp in , ▁Top ological ▁Trans formation ▁Gr oups , ▁In ters cience ▁Publish ers , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁with ▁Hans ▁Sam el son ▁and ▁C . ▁T . ▁Yang : ▁▁ ▁with ▁C . ▁T . ▁Yang : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Mont gom ery ▁about ▁his ▁experience ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁A ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁A ▁T ribute ▁to ▁De ane ▁Mont gom ery , ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁F