Olga Taussky-Todd
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Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
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| Olga Taussky-Todd canonical | 6 |
| Olga Taussky | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
algebraist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ matrix theorist ⓘ number theorist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Philipp Furtwängler ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lester R. Ford Award
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Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America
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| birthName |
Olga Taussky-Todd
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Olga Taussky
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-08-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-10-07 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | algebraic number theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Girton College, Cambridge ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ
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National Bureau of Standards
University of London ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century mathematics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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algebraic number theory ⓘ class field theory ⓘ linear algebra ⓘ matrix theory ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on mid-20th-century mathematical research and education
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work on algebraic number theory ⓘ work on class field theory ⓘ work on matrix theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mathematical Society
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Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Olga Taussky-Todd self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Helene Shapiro ⓘ |
| notableWork |
applications of matrix theory to numerical analysis
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expository papers in algebra and number theory ⓘ research on companion matrices ⓘ research on stability of matrices ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Olomouc ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Pasadena
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Pasadena, California
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| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| spouse | John Todd ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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London
Pasadena ⓘ
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Pasadena, California
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Olga Taussky