Robert Griess
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Robert Griess is an American mathematician best known for his work in group theory, particularly for constructing and studying the largest sporadic simple group known as the Monster.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Griess canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Monster group theory
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theory of finite simple groups ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | classification of finite simple groups ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | Griess algebra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Walter Feit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Griess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finite group theory
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group theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchContribution |
connections between the Monster and other algebraic structures
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explicit construction of the Monster as automorphism group of the Griess algebra ⓘ structural results on sporadic simple groups ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Griess algebra
NERFINISHED
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construction of the Monster group ⓘ study of the Monster simple group ⓘ work on sporadic simple groups ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Griess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Gerald Höhn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of the Monster simple group
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introduction of the Griess algebra ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
algebra
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finite simple groups ⓘ sporadic simple groups ⓘ |
| studied |
Monster simple group
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sporadic groups ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ann Arbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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