Nathan Jacobson
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Nathan Jacobson (October 5, 1910 – December 5, 1999) was an American mathematician.[1]
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Nathan Jacobson | |
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Born | (1910-10-05)October 5, 1910 |
Died | December 5, 1999(1999-12-05) (aged 89) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D. 1934) University of Alabama (B.S. 1930) |
Known for | Mathematics textbooks; Jacobson–Bourbaki theorem; Jacobson's conjecture; Jacobson density theorem; Jacobson radical; Jacobson ring |
Awards | AMS Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (1998) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | U.N.C. at Chapel Hill Johns Hopkins University Yale University |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph Wedderburn |
Doctoral students | Georgia Benkart Charles W. Curtis Craig Huneke Kevin McCrimmon George Seligman Daya-Nand Verma Maria Wonenburger |
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