Joseph Wedderburn
(1882-1948)
British mathematician
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Joseph Henry Maclagan Wedderburn FRSE FRS (2 February 1882, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland – 9 October 1948, in Princeton, New Jersey) was a Scottish mathematician, who taught at Princeton University for most of his career. A significant algebraist, he proved that a finite division algebra is a field, and part of the Artin–Wedderburn theorem on simple algebras. He also worked on group theory and matrix algebra.
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2 February 1882 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
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9 October 1948 (aged 66) Princeton, New Jersey
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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