James 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), 19571960

• Lecturer, University of Manchester, 19601963

• Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 19631966

• Senior Lecturer, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 19661969

• Visiting Senior Lecturer and Visiting Reader, Australian National University, 19681970

• Reader, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), 19691974

• Professor, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 1974his death

• Dean of Science, University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), 19821985

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