Vera Pless

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vera_Pless
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-03-05
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-03-02
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Irving_Kaplansky
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
coding theory
combinatorics
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vera Pless
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Association_for_Women_in_Mathematics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Handbook_of_Coding_Theory
gptkb:Introduction_to_the_Theory_of_Error-Correcting_Codes
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sheldon_Pless
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Chicago
gptkb:Air_Force_Cambridge_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Cook
gptkb:Romanian_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5