George David Birkhoff (nonfiction)

George David Birkhoff.

George David Birkhoff (March 21, 1884 – November 12, 1944) was an American mathematician, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.

Birkhoff was one of the most important leaders in American mathematics in his generation, and during his time he was considered by many to be the preeminent American mathematician.

Fiction cross-reference

• Crimes against mathematical constants
• Gnomon algorithm
• Mathematics

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Clarence Adams (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Raymond Brink (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Robert D. Carmichael (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Bernard Koopman (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Rudolph Langer (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Mathematician (nonfiction)
• E. H. Moore (nonfiction) - Doctoral advisor
• Charles Morrey (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Marston Morse (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• G. Baley Price (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• I. M. Sheffer (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Marshall H. Stone (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Joseph L. Walsh (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Hassler Whitney (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• David Widder (nonfiction) - Doctoral student
• Kenneth Williams (nonfiction) - Doctoral student

External links:

• George David Birkhoff @ Wikipedia