George David Birkhoff

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/George_David_Birkhoff

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gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Bôcher_Memorial_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate	1884-03-21
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Overisel_Township,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Garrett_Birkhoff
gptkbp:deathDate	1944-11-12
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	George David Birkhoff
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:president	gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_Elizabeth_Grafius
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