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Kadison, Richard Vincent was born on July 25, 1925 in New York City.
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Richard Vincent Kadison
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Richard Vincent Kadison, American Mathematician, educator. Fulbright research grantee, Denmark, 1954-1955; Sloan fellow, 1958-1962; Guggenheim fellow, 1969-1970. Member NAS, American Mathematics Society (Steele prize for lifetime achievement 1999), Royal Danish Academy Science and Letters (foreign member), Norwegian Academy Science and Letters (foreign member), Sigma Xi.
Education
Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1950; honorary doctorate, U. d'Aix-Marseille, 1986; honorary doctorate, U. Copenhagen, 1987.
Career
National Research Council fellow mathematics, Institute Advanced Study, 1950-1952; from assistant professor to professor, Columbia University, 1952-1964; Kuemmerle professor mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, since 1964.
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Membership
Member NAS, American Mathematics Society (Steele prize for lifetime achievement 1999), Royal Danish Academy Science and Letters (foreign member), Norwegian Academy Science and Letters (foreign member), Sigma Xi.
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Married, 1956; 1 child.
