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Garrett Birkhoff (January 19, 1911 – November 22, 1996) was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory . The mathematician George Birkhoff (1884–1944) was his father.
Garrett Birkhoff ( Princeton, 19 de janeiro de 1911 — Condado de Suffolk, 22 de novembro de 1996) foi um matemático estadunidense . Vida. Filho do matemático George David Birkhoff, começou a estudar na Universidade Harvard em 1928, após menos de sete anos do início de sua educação formal.
22 de nov. de 1996 · Summary. Garrett Birkhoff was an American mathematician best known for the algebra book he wrote with Saunders Mac Lane. View four larger pictures. Biography. Garrett Birkhoff's father was G D Birkhoff who also has a biography in this archive. Garrett was educated at home until he was eight years old when he began to attend school.
Garrett Birkhoff was George Putnam Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University and the author of a number of well-known books on mathematics and its applications.
Garrett Birkhoff, a retired professor of pure and applied mathematics at Harvard University, died on Friday at his home in Water Mill, L.I., where he had moved from Cambridge, Mass., a year ago. He was 85. He had suffered a long illness, his family said.
A memoir of Garrett Birkhoff, a versatile and influential mathematician who made significant contributions to abstract algebra, hydrodynamics, and numerical methods. Learn about his life, family, education, collaborations, books, and awards.
The general theory of lattices was developed mainly in the last thirty years, under various names-Verbande, structures, etc. Garrett Birkhoff has been one of the main contributors to the subject. This is the second edition of his book, and it has been greatly expanded, and almost completely rewritten.
