Background
Kaplansky, Irving was born on March 22, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Samuel and Anna (Zuckerman) Kaplansky. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1955.
( This volume presents lecture notes based on the author'...)
This volume presents lecture notes based on the author's courses on Lie algebras and the solution of Hilbert's fifth problem. In chapter 1, "Lie Algebras," the structure theory of semi-simple Lie algebras in characteristic zero is presented, following the ideas of Killing and Cartan. Chapter 2, "The Structure of Locally Compact Groups," deals with the solution of Hilbert's fifth problem given by Gleason, Montgomery, and Zipplin in 1952.
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educator mathematician research institute director
Kaplansky, Irving was born on March 22, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Samuel and Anna (Zuckerman) Kaplansky. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1955.
Bachelor, University Toronto, 1938. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1941.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's University, 1969.
Instructor mathematics, Harvard, 1941-1944; member of faculty, University of Chicago, 1945-1984; professor mathematics, University of Chicago, 1956-1984; department chairman, University of Chicago, 1962-1967; George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service professor mathematics, University of Chicago, 1969-1984; director, Mathematics Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California, 1984-1992; director emeritus, 1992. Member of Executive Committee division mathematics National Research Council, 1959-1962.
( This volume presents lecture notes based on the author'...)
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts & Sciences, American Mathematics Society (member council 1951-1953, vice president, 1975, president 1985-1986, served on the committee on translations from Russian and other Slavic Languages, 1949-1958. Member editorial board of the following for the Society Bulletin, 1945-1947, 1979-1985, Transactions, 1947-1952, Proceedings, 1957-1959. Recipient Leroy P. Steele Career award, 1989), London Mathematics Society (honorary).
Married Rachelle Brenner, March 16, 1951. Children– Steven, Daniel, Lucille.