Joan S. Birman

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Joan_S._Birman

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:birthDate	1927-05-30
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Wilhelm_Magnus
gptkbp:doctoralStudent	gptkb:John_H._Hubbard gptkb:Nancy_Wrinkle gptkb:Suzanne_Lambropoulou gptkb:Tara_Brendle gptkb:William_Menasco
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gptkbp:gender	female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Joan S. Birman
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Birman_exact_sequence gptkb:Birman–Wenzl_algebra work in braid groups
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society gptkb:Association_for_Women_in_Mathematics
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:professor
gptkbp:retired	yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lee_Paul_Neuwirth
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6