James Wiegold
Introduction '''James''' "'''Jim'''" '''Wiegold''' (15 April 1934 – 4 August 2009) was a Welsh mathematician.Born in Trecenydd, Caerphilly, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, England in 1958, studying under Bernhard Neumann, and is most notable for his contributions to group theory.Wiegold died from leukaemia on 4 August 2009, in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.
Career * Assistant Lecturer, University College of North Staffordshire (now Keele University), 1957–1960* Lecturer, University of Manchester, 1960–1963* Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1963–1966* Senior Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1966–1969* Visiting Senior Lecturer and Visiting Reader, Australian National University, 1968–1970* Reader, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 1969–1974* Professor, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1974–his death* Dean of Science, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1982–1985
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