Paul R. HalmosPapers 1916-2006

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Paul R. HalmosPapers 1916-2006

Correspondence, notes,lectures, publications, and teaching materials (1915-2006) document themathematical career of Paul R. Halmos as a teacher, editor of mathematicalpublications, and as an author and lecturer.

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The Association was founded in 1915. From the description of Records 1916- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80094810 The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) was founded in 1916 at a meeting of 104 interested persons at the University of Missouri. It is one of the largest professional organizations in the field of mathematics with 27,000 members. The mission of the MAA is to "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level...

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Paul Richard Halmos (1916-2006) is known for his work in operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis, as well as his mathematical exposition and his teaching style. His major teaching positions were at the University of Chicago (1946-1960), the University of Michigan (1961-1967), Indiana University (1969-1985), and Santa Clara University (1985-1996), where he was Professor Emeritus until his death in 2006. Halmos was born March 3, 1916, in Budapest, Hungary....

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University of Chicago. Dept. of Mathematics

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The Mathematical Club was established January 5, 1893 in order to provide a forum for graduate students in mathematics. Papers were presented and discussed by the faculty of the Mathematics and Astronomy Departments, and, occasionally by graduate students and visiting scholars. From the guide to the University of Chicago. Mathematical Club. Records, 1893-1941, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.) ...

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Boas, Ralph P. (Ralph Philip)

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Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957

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John (Johann) Louis von Neumann (1903-1957) was born in Budapest and showed early signs of being a child prodigy. He entered the University of Budapest in 1921, but also attended the University of Berlin and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology before obtaining a degree in chemical engineering in 1925. He earned his Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Budapest in 1927. After graduation, he worked at the University of Berlin before becoming a visiting professor to Princeton from ...

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Halmos, Paul R. (Paul Richard), 1916-2006

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Paul Richard Halmos (1916-2006) is known for his work in operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis, as well as his mathematical exposition and his teaching style. His major teaching positions were at the University of Chicago (1946-1960), the University of Michigan (1961-1967), Indiana University (1969-1985), and Santa Clara University (1985-1996), where he was Professor Emeritus until his death in 2006. Halmos was born March 3, 1916, in Budapest, Hungary....