George David Birkhoff
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George David Birkhoff was an influential American mathematician best known for his work in dynamical systems and for formulating the ergodic theorem.
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| George David Birkhoff canonical | 6 |
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| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bôcher Memorial Prize
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Royal Medal of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-03-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-11-12 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | E. H. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Birkhoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
celestial mechanics
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differential equations ⓘ dynamical systems ⓘ ergodic theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Garrett Birkhoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to differential equations
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contributions to ergodic theory ⓘ contributions to topology ⓘ formulation of the ergodic theorem ⓘ foundational work in dynamical systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| middleName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Garrett Birkhoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Birkhoff ergodic theorem
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Birkhoff’s pointwise ergodic theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ Birkhoff’s representation theorem for distributive lattices NERFINISHED ⓘ Birkhoff’s theorem in projective geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ Poincaré–Birkhoff theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Overisel Township, Michigan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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