Georgia Benkart

Georgia Benkart
Georgia Benkart
Born	Georgia McClure Benkart; December 30, 1947; Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 29, 2022 (aged 74); Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Ohio State University (BS); Yale University (PhD)
Known for	Classification of simple modular Lie algebras
Awards	President of Association for Women in Mathematics; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society; Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics; AWM-AMS Noether Lecturer; ICM Noether Lecturer; MAA Polya Lecturer;
	Scientific career
Fields	Lie algebras, Representation Theory, Combinatorics
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisor	Nathan Jacobson

Georgia McClure Benkart (December 30, 1947 – April 29, 2022)^[1]^[2] was an American mathematician. She was known for her work in the structure and representation theory of Lie algebras and related algebraic structures. She published over 130 journal articles.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ "In Memoriam: Georgia Benkart". Department of Mathematics. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
↑ "1950 Census". United States Archives. 1950. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
↑ "Personal Profile of Dr. Georgia M. Benkart". Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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[1] "In Memoriam: Georgia Benkart". Department of Mathematics. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-02.

[2] "1950 Census". United States Archives. 1950. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[MathSciResearchInst-3] "Personal Profile of Dr. Georgia M. Benkart". Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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