Marshall Hall (mathematician)
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Not to be confused with Philip Hall.
Marshall Hall Jr. (17 September 1910 – 4 July 1990) was an American mathematician who made significant contributions to group theory and combinatorics.[1]
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Marshall Hall Jr. | |
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Born | (1910-09-17)17 September 1910 |
Died | 4 July 1990(1990-07-04) (aged 79) London, England |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Cambridge University Yale University |
Known for | Group theory Combinatorics Hall's conjecture Hall multiplier Hall plane Hall-Janko group Planar ternary ring |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Abstract algebra |
Institutions | Yale University Ohio State University California Institute of Technology Emory University |
Thesis | An isomorphism between linear recurring sequences and algebraic rings (1936) |
Doctoral advisor | Øystein Ore |
Doctoral students | Robert Calderbank Donald Knuth Robert McEliece E. T. Parker |
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