Paul Halmos

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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