George David Birkhoff
Deceased Q327301

George David Birkhoff

American mathematician (1884-1944)

Born: March 21, 1884 (1884) · Overisel Township
Died: November 12, 1944 (1944) · Cambridge
Age at death: 60 years
Nationality United States
Occupation university teacher, mathematician, topologist
Field of work mathematics, number theory, topology, ergodic theory, three-body problem
Education Harvard University, University of Chicago
Employer Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Position held Perkins Professorship of Astronomy and Mathematics
Gender male

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