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Paul Halmos

Halmos Pál

American mathematician (1916–2006).

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Occupation

Mathematician
Philosopher
Statistician
University Teacher

Field of Work

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Algebra
Mathematical Analysis
Functional Analysis
Probability Theory
Set Theory
Mathematical Statistics
Operator Theory
Hilbert Space
Ergodic Theory
Measure Theory
Mathematical Logic

Date of Birth

3/3/1916

Date of Death

10/2/2006

Place of Birth

Budapest
Country
:
Austria–Hungary

Place of Death

Los Gatos

Country of Citizenship

Hungary
United States

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Guggenheim Fellowship
(1947)
Point in Time
: 1947
Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards
(1971)
Point in Time
: 1971
Point in Time
: 1977
Leroy P. Steele Prize
(1983)
Point in Time
: 1983
Chauvenet Prize
(1947)
Point in Time
: 1947
George Pólya Award
(1983)
Point in Time
: 1983

Given Name

Q4925623
Language of Work or Name
:
English
Pál
Language of Work or Name
:
Hungarian

Employer

University of Chicago
(1946 - 1961)
Start Time
: 1946
End Time
: 1961
University of California, Santa Barbara
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Uncertainty
Syracuse University
(1942 - 1946)
Start Time
: 1942
End Time
: 1946
University of Hawaiʻi System
(1968 - 1969)
Start Time
: 1968
End Time
: 1969
Reed College
(1939 - 1939)
Start Time
: 1939
End Time
: 1939
Institute for Advanced Study
(1939 - 1942)
Start Time
: 1939
End Time
: 1942
University of Michigan
(1961 - 1968)
Start Time
: 1961
End Time
: 1968
Indiana University
(1969 - 1985)
Start Time
: 1969
End Time
: 1985
Santa Clara University
(1985 - )
Start Time
: 1985

Doctoral Advisor

Joseph Leo Doob

Part Of

The Martians

Educated At

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
(1931 - 1938)
Academic Degree
:
Doctorate
Start Time
: 1931
End Time
: 1938
Lincoln Park High School
(1929 - 1931)
Start Time
: 1929
End Time
: 1931

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
Hungarian

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Sex or Gender

Male

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
URL
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Family Name

Halmos

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Academic Thesis

Invariants of Certain Stochastic Transformations: The Mathematical Theory of Gambling Systems
URL
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Publication Date
: 1938

Place of Burial

St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Burial Plot Reference
:columbari
Coordinate Location
: 37.2227°N 121.9824°W

Notable Work

Naive Set Theory

Member Of

Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mathematical Association of America

Spouse

Virginia Halmos

Birth Name

Halmos Pál

Archives At

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Inventory Number
:01494
Described at URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url

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