James Wiegold

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