George David Birkhoff

George David Birkhoff
Born	(1884-03-21)March 21, 1884 Overisel Township, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 12, 1944(1944-11-12) (aged 60) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University (AB, AM) University of Chicago (PhD)
Known for	Ergodic theorem Birkhoff's axioms
Awards	Bôcher Memorial Prize (1923) Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1926)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Harvard University Yale University Princeton University Radcliffe College
Doctoral advisor	E. H. Moore
Doctoral students	Clarence Adams Raymond Brink Robert D. Carmichael Bernard Koopman Rudolph Langer Charles Morrey Marston Morse G. Baley Price I. M. Sheffer Marshall H. Stone Joseph L. Walsh Hassler Whitney David Widder Kenneth Williams
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George David Birkhoff (March 21, 1884 – November 12, 1944) was one of the top American mathematicians of his generation. He made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations, dynamical systems, the four-color problem, the three-body problem, and general relativity. Today, Birkhoff is best remembered for the ergodic theorem.^[1] The George D. Birkhoff House, his residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.