Paul Halmos

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

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Chauvenet_Prize gptkb:Leroy_P._Steele_Prize gptkb:Lester_R._Ford_Award
gptkbp:birthDate	1916-03-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Budapest,_Hungary
gptkbp:contributedTo	introduction of the 'iff' abbreviation popularization of the 'tombstone' or 'Halmos symbol' (∎) for end of proof
gptkbp:deathDate	2006-10-02
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Los_Gatos,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Joseph_L._Doob
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Mathematical_Reviews
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:Indiana_University gptkb:Stanford_University gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara gptkb:University_of_Chicago gptkb:University_of_Hawaii gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign gptkb:University_of_Michigan gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:field	gptkb:logic gptkb:mathematics gptkb:probability_theory algebraic logic ergodic theory functional analysis measure theory operator theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Paul Halmos
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society gptkb:Mathematical_Association_of_America
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American Hungarian
gptkbp:notableStudent	gptkb:Allen_Shields gptkb:Donald_Sarason gptkb:John_R._Isbell gptkb:Victor_Klee
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:A_Hilbert_Space_Problem_Book gptkb:Finite-Dimensional_Vector_Spaces gptkb:I_Want_to_Be_a_Mathematician gptkb:Measure_Theory gptkb:Naive_Set_Theory
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician gptkb:professor author
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Virginia_Halmos
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3