Paul Halmos

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
Fellow_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-03-03
gptkbp:bornIn Budapest
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Contributed to the development of functional analysis
Authored numerous mathematical texts
Developed measure theory concepts
Mentored many mathematicians
Pioneered in the field of ergodic theory
Promoted the use of mathematical writing style
Worked on probability theory applications
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-07-02
gptkbp:field Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul Halmos
gptkbp:influenced Mathematical Writing
Mathematical_Research
Mathematics_Education
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_von_Neumann
Paul Erdős
gptkbp:knownFor Probability Theory
Mathematical Logic
Functional Analysis
Measure Theory
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern mathematics
Inspiration for future mathematicians
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Virginia_Halmos
gptkbp:work gptkb:Finite_Dimensional_Vector_Spaces
Measure Theory
Naive Set Theory
A Hilbert Space Problem Book
The Logic of Probability
The Mathematics of Paul Halmos
Introduction to Hilbert Space and the Theory of Spectral Multiplicity
Lectures on Ergodic Theory
The_Art_of_Mathematics
Linear_Algebra_and_Its_Applications
The_Finite-Dimensional_Vector_Space