Alfred H. Clifford
Alfred Hoblitzelle Clifford (July 11, 1908 – December 27, 1992) was an American mathematician born in St. Louis, Missouri who is known for Clifford theory and for his work on semigroups. He did his undergraduate studies at Yale and his PhD at Caltech, and worked at MIT, Johns Hopkins, and later Tulane University. The Alfred H. Clifford Mathematics Research Library at Tulane University is named after him.
Alfred H. Clifford | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1908 |
| Died | December 27, 1992 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Clifford theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Group theory, semigroup theory |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study Massachusetts Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University Tulane University |
| Thesis | Arithmetic of Ova (1933) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eric Temple Bell, Morgan Ward |
Publications
- Clifford, Alfred Hoblitzelle; Preston, Gordon B. (1961), The algebraic theory of semigroups. Vol. I, Mathematical Surveys, No. 7, Providence, R.I.: American Mathematical Society, ISBN 978-0-8218-0272-4, MR 0132791
References
- Hofmann, Karl H.; Mislove, Michael W., eds. (1996), Semigroup theory and its applications. Proceedings of the conference commemorating the work of Alfred H. Clifford held at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, March 1994, London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 231, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-57669-5
External links
- Alfred H. Clifford Mathematics Research Library
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Alfred H. Clifford", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- Alfred H. Clifford at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Alfred H. Clifford at Find a Grave
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