Garrett Birkhoff

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Garrett_Birkhoff
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:author gptkb:A_Survey_of_Modern_Algebra
gptkb:Lattice_Theory
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Leroy_P._Steele_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-01-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-11-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Water_Mill,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:George_David_Birkhoff
gptkbp:father gptkb:George_David_Birkhoff
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Garrett Birkhoff
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Birkhoff–von_Neumann_theorem
gptkb:Birkhoff's_representation_theorem
lattice theory
universal algebra
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gptkb:United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_D._Birkhoff
gptkb:George_David_Birkhoff
gptkb:Saunders_Mac_Lane
gptkb:Universal_algebra
gptkb:Terry_Rockafellar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5