Georgia Benkart

Georgia Benkart
Georgia Benkart
	Georgia Benkart in 2010
Born	Georgia McClure Benkart; December 30, 1947; Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2022 (aged 74); Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	Ohio State University (BS); Yale University (PhD);
Known for	Classification of simple modular Lie algebras
Awards	President of Association for Women in Mathematics; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society; Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics; AWM-AMS Noether Lecturer; ICM Noether Lecturer; MAA Polya Lecturer;
	Scientific career
Fields	Lie algebras, Representation Theory, Combinatorics
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisor	Nathan Jacobson

Georgia McClure Benkart (December 30, 1947 – April 29, 2022) was an American mathematician who was known for her work in the structure and representation theory of Lie algebras and related algebraic structures. She published over 130 journal articles and co-authored three American Mathematical Society memoirs in four broad categories: modular Lie algebras; combinatorics of Lie algebra representations; graded algebras and superalgebras; and quantum groups and related structures.

Georgia Benkart
Georgia Benkart in 2010
Born	Georgia McClure Benkart (1947-12-30)December 30, 1947 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2022(2022-04-29) (aged 74) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	Ohio State University (BS) Yale University (PhD)
Known for	Classification of simple modular Lie algebras
Awards	President of Association for Women in Mathematics Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics AWM-AMS Noether Lecturer ICM Noether Lecturer MAA Polya Lecturer
Scientific career
Fields	Lie algebras, Representation Theory, Combinatorics
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisor	Nathan Jacobson