Daniel Gorenstein

Daniel Gorenstein
Daniel E. Gorenstein

Born January 1, 1923(1923-01-01)
Boston, Massachusetts
Died August 26, 1992(1992-08-26) (aged 69)
Nationality  American
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Clark University, Northeastern University, Rutgers University
Alma mater Harvard University
Doctoral advisor Oscar Zariski
Doctoral students Andrew Chermak
Michael O'Nan
Known for Gorenstein rings
Notable awards Steele Prize (1989)

Daniel E. Gorenstein (January 1, 1923 – August 26, 1992) was an American mathematician. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1950 under Oscar Zariski, introducing in his dissertation Gorenstein rings. He worked on commutative algebra, and then was a major influence on the classification of finite simple groups.

After teaching mathematics to military personnel at Harvard before earning his doctorate, Gorenstein held posts at Clark University and Northeastern University before he began teaching at Rutgers University in 1969, where he remained for the rest of his life.In 1981 he collaborated with Pierre Deligne and Piotr Blass. He was the founding director of DIMACS in 1989, and remained as its director until his death.[1]

Gorenstein was awarded many honors for his work on finite simple groups. He was recognised, in addition to his own research contributions such as work on signalizer functors, as a leader in putting together the classification proof, the largest collaborative piece of pure mathematics ever attempted. In 1972 he was a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar; in 1978 he gained membership in the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 1989 won the Steele Prize for mathematical exposition.

See also

Notes

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Daniel Gorenstein — (Datum der Aufnahme unbekannt) Daniel E. Gorenstein (* 1. Januar 1923 in Boston; † 26. August 1992 in den Vereinigten Staaten) war ein US amerikanischer Mathematiker, der eine führende Rolle im Programm der Klassifikation der endlichen einfachen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gorenstein — may refer to: Daniel Gorenstein (1923–1992), mathematician Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos) (1905 1998), artist and inspiration for the documentary I Remember Better When I Paint Mark Gorenstein, Russian conductor Horenstein may refer to:… …   Wikipedia

  • Gorenstein — ist der Name folgender Personen: Daniel Gorenstein (1923–1992), US amerikanischer Mathematiker Friedrich Naumowitsch Gorenstein (1932–2002), russischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gorenstein ring — In commutative algebra, a Gorenstein local ring is a Noetherian commutative local ring R with finite injective dimension, as an R module. There are many equivalent conditions, some of them listed below, most dealing with some sort of duality… …   Wikipedia

  • Γκόρενσταϊν, Ντάνιελ — (Daniel Gorenstein, Βοστόνη 1923 – 1992). Αμερικανός μαθηματικός. Το 1950 έλαβε τον διδακτορικό του τίτλο στα μαθηματικά από το πανεπιστήμιο Χάρβαρντ και το 1951 διορίστηκε καθηγητής στο πανεπιστήμιο Κλαρκ. Το 1964 εγκατέλειψε το Κλαρκ και… …   Dictionary of Greek

  • Classification of finite simple groups — Group theory Group theory …   Wikipedia

  • Classification des groupes simples finis — La classification des groupes finis simples, aussi appelée le théorème énorme, est un vaste corps de travail en mathématiques, principalement publié entre environ 1955 et 1983, qui a pour but de classer tous les groupes simples finis. En tout, le …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Teorema de clasificación de grupos simples — En teoría de grupos, el teorema de clasificación de grupos simples, se diseñó para clasificar todos los grupos simples finitos. Estos grupos pueden ser vistos como los bloques que construyen todos los grupos finitos, al mismo modo que los números …   Wikipedia Español

  • Liste der Biografien/Gor — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Einfache Gruppe — Endliche einfache Gruppen, im Folgenden kurz als einfache Gruppen bezeichnet, gelten in der Gruppentheorie (einem Teilgebiet der Mathematik) als die Bausteine der endlichen Gruppen. Einfache Gruppen spielen für die endlichen Gruppen eine ähnliche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”