6 6 ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Bran de is ▁University . ▁His ▁early ▁work ▁helped ▁to ▁develop ▁surg ery ▁as ▁a ▁powerful ▁tool ▁in ▁kn ot ▁theory ▁and ▁in ▁geometric ▁topology . ▁ ▁Jer ome ▁Lev ine ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁hard - f ought ▁battle ▁with ▁l ym ph atic ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁math ematic ian ▁at ▁Bran de is ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁with ▁his ▁last ▁paper , ▁L abeled ▁binary ▁plan ar ▁trees ▁and ▁quasi - L ie ▁al gebras , ▁published ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ob itu ary ▁notice ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Mathemat ical ▁Society ▁Bran de is ▁Justice ▁ ▁In ▁Memory ▁of ▁Jerry ▁Lev ine ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁mathemat icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁mathemat icians ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁l ym ph oma ▁Category : S cient ists ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : Top olog ists ▁Category : Math emat icians ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : M ass achusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : M ass achusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁fac ulty ▁Category : B ran de is ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁B ' R ock