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George Mostow
American mathematician (1923-2017) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 93
George Daniel Mostow was an American mathematician, renowned for his contributions to Lie theory.
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He was the Henry Ford II (emeritus) Professor of Mathematics at Yale University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the 49th president of the American Mathematical Society (1987-1988), and a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1982 to 1992.
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