Nathan Jacobson
Nathan Jacobson | |
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Jacobson in 1974 | |
| Born | October 5, 1910 |
| Died | December 5, 1999 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D. 1934) University of Alabama (B.S. 1930) |
| Known for | Mathematics textbooks; Jacobson–Bourbaki theorem; Jacobson's conjecture; Jacobson density theorem; Jacobson radical; Jacobson ring |
| Awards | AMS Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | U.N.C. at Chapel Hill Johns Hopkins University Yale University |
| Thesis | Non-commutative Polynomials and Cyclic Algebras (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Wedderburn |
| Doctoral students | Georgia Benkart Charles W. Curtis Craig Huneke Kevin McCrimmon George Seligman Daya-Nand Verma Maria Wonenburger |
Nathan Jacobson (October 5, 1910 – December 5, 1999) was an American mathematician.