George David Birkhoff

American mathematician (1884-1944) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 60

George David Birkhoff was an American mathematician. He is considered 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.

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1944Died12 November 19441943Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1936Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1933Honorary Doctor of the University of PoitiersAward1926Newcomb Cleveland PrizeAward1923Bôcher Memorial PrizeAward1884Born21 March 1884

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1943

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1936

Honorary Doctor of the University of Poitiers1933

Newcomb Cleveland Prize1926

Bôcher Memorial Prize1923

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Today, Birkhoff is best remembered for the ergodic theorem. The George D. Birkhoff House, his residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

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