Mladen Bestvina worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Mladen Bestvina as Croatian American mathematician.
Mladen Bestvina was born at Osijek in 1959. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at University of Tennessee and Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at University of Utah.
The recorded fields of work are group theory and topology.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from United States matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Mladen Bestvina is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Utah
- Fields: group theory and topology
