Thomas W. Tucker Explained

Thomas William Tucker (born July 15, 1945) is an American mathematician, the Charles Hetherington Professor of Mathematics at Colgate University,^[1] and an expert in the area of topological graph theory.^{[2] [3]}

Tucker did his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, graduating in 1967,^[1] and obtained his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College in 1971, under the supervision of Edward Martin Brown.

Tucker's father, Albert W. Tucker, was also a professional mathematician, and his brother, Alan Tucker, and son, Thomas J. Tucker, are also professional mathematicians.

Notes and References

1. http://math.colgate.edu/faculty/tomtuck.html Faculty web page
2. J. L. Gross and T. W. Tucker, Topological Graph Theory, Wiley Interscience, 1987
3. Thomassen, Carsten. Review: Topological Graph Theory, by Jonathan L. Gross and Thomas W. Tucker. Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.). 1988. 19. 2. 560–561. 10.1090/s0273-0979-1988-15742-4. free.