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Alfred H. Clifford | |
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| 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 |
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 (as Associate Professor),[1] and later, in 1955, Tulane University (as Professor of Mathematics and Head of Sophie Newcomb College).[2]
The Alfred H. Clifford Mathematics Research Library at Tulane University is named after him.[3]
- ^ "Alfred Hoblitzelle Clifford | tulane". sse.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "The Clifford Lectures | tulane". sse.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Alfred H. Clifford Mathematics Research Library". sse.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-19.