Richard Brauer
Mathematician (1901-1977) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 76
Richard Dagobert Brauer was a German and American mathematician. He worked mainly in abstract algebra, but made important contributions to number theory. He was the founder of modular representation theory.
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1977Died17 April 19771970National Medal of ScienceAward1949Cole Prize in AlgebraAward1941Guggenheim FellowshipAward1901Born10 February 1901
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Lived 1901 to 1977 · aged 76