Irving Kaplansky

Irving Kaplansky
BornMarch 22, 1917
Toronto
DiedJune 25, 2006 (age 89)
Los Angeles
NationalityCanadian, American
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Harvard University
Known forErdős–Kaplansky theorem
Kaplansky density theorem
Kaplansky's game
Kaplansky's conjecture
Kaplansky's theorem on quadratic forms
Group theory
Hilbert space
Ring theory
Operator algebras
Homological algebra
Topological algebra
Game theory
Field theory
AwardsWilliam Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (1938)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1948)
Jeffery–Williams Prize (1968)
Honorary member of the London Mathematical Society (1987)
Leroy P. Steele Prize (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsAmerican Mathematical Society
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Institute for Advanced Study
University of Chicago
Columbia University
University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorSaunders Mac Lane
Doctoral studentsHyman Bass
Susanna S. Epp
Günter Lumer
Eben Matlis
Jacob Matijevic
Donald Ornstein
Ed Posner
Alex F. T. W. Rosenberg
Joseph J. Rotman
Judith D. Sally
Harold Widom[1]

Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and amateur musician.[2]

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  2. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Irving Kaplansky", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews. http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Kaplansky.html.