Haya Freedman facts for kids
Haya Freedman (1923–2005) was a smart mathematician. She was born in Poland and later became an Israeli citizen. She was known for her work in special areas of math, like the Tamari lattice and ring theory. People also remembered her as an amazing teacher of mathematics at the London School of Economics.
Her Early Life and Schooling
Haya Freedman was born in a city called Lviv, which was part of Poland back then. When she was ten years old, her family moved to Mandatory Palestine. This area is now known as Israel.
She went to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. There, she earned a master's degree in a type of math called abstract algebra. Her teacher and guide for this was Jacob Levitzki.
Later, in the early 1950s, Haya started working on her PhD. She studied the Tamari lattice with her teacher, Dov Tamari. But then, her husband decided to move to England to study computer science. So, Haya moved with him in 1956. This meant she had to stop her studies for a while.
Instead, she finished her PhD in 1960. She studied at Queen Mary College and her new teacher was Kurt Hirsch.
Her Career in Mathematics
In 1965, Haya Freedman became a teacher of mathematics. She joined Birkbeck College. A year later, in 1966, a new math department started at the London School of Economics. A professor named Cyril Offord created it. Haya was one of the very first teachers to join this new department. She taught there until she retired in 1988.
Her Lasting Impact
To remember Haya Freedman and her amazing work, the London School of Economics gives out a special award every year. It's called the Haya Freedman Prize. This prize goes to the student who writes the best paper in applied mathematics.
