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Paul Cohen
Paul Joseph Cohen
American mathematician.
External Pages About Paul Cohen
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
National Academy of Sciences Member
Statements about
Paul Cohen
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Mathematician
Logician
University Teacher
Field of Work
Set Theory
Mathematics
Date of Birth
4/2/1934
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1934
Date of Death
3/23/2007
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
2007
Country of Citizenship
United States
Award Received
Fields Medal
(1966)
Point in Time
:
1966
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1969)
Field of Work
:
Mathematics
Point in Time
:
1969
National Medal of Science
(1967)
Point in Time
:
1967
Bôcher Memorial Prize
(1964)
Point in Time
:
1964
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Long Branch
Place of Death
Stanford
Palo Alto
Family Name
Cohen
Educated At
Stuyvesant High School
( - 1950)
End Time
:
1950
Brooklyn College
(1950 - 1953)
End Time
:
1953
Start Time
:
1950
University of Chicago
(1953 - 1958)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor
End Time
:
1958
Start Time
:
1953
Given Name
Q4925623
Member Of
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1972 - )
Start Time
:
1972
Doctoral Advisor
Antoni Zygmund
Employer
Stanford University
(1961 - 2004)
End Time
:
2004
Start Time
:
1961
University of Rochester
(1957 - 1958)
End Time
:
1958
Start Time
:
1957
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(1958 - 1959)
End Time
:
1959
Start Time
:
1958
Institute for Advanced Study
(1959 - 1961)
End Time
:
1961
Start Time
:
1959
Name in Native Language
Paul Joseph Cohen
IPA Transcription
:
ˈpɔːl ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf ˈkoʊən
Influenced By
Georg Cantor
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Official Website
http://paulcohen.org
Different From
Paul Cohn
Notable Work
Forcing
Cohen Algebra
Cohen–Hewitt Factorization Theorem
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