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From: Hamsterwheel
R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986) was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory. His work in studying the geometric topology of three-dimensional space was so fundamental and distinctive that the area is often referred to as "Bing-type topology” Bing's parents intended to name him after his father, which would have made him Rupert Henry Bing Jr., but his mother felt this was "too British for Texas" and compromised by abbreviating it to R. H. Consequently, R. H. does not stand for any first or middle name. When Bing applied for a visa, he was told that initials would not be accepted. He explained that his name was "R-only H-only Bing", and received a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing". A similar incident occurred when Bing became a professor at Wisconsin asked what name to put on his nameplate, he answered "R only H only Bing" and later found his door read "Ronly Honly Bing“.

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