George David Birkhoff
American mathematician
George David Birkhoff was one of the top American mathematicians of his generation. He made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations, dynamical systems, the four-color problem, the three-body problem, and general relativity.... Wikipedia
Born: March 21, 1884, Overisel Township, MI
Died: November 12, 1944 (age 60 years), Cambridge, MA
Education: Harvard University (1903–1905), The University of Chicago, and Illinois Institute of Technology
Awards: Bôcher Memorial Prize (1923) and Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1926)
Grandchild: Robert T. Paine
Children: Garrett Birkhoff
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