Richard Kadison

Richard Kadison
Richard Kadison
Born	July 25, 1925; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 22, 2018 (aged 93); Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Chicago
Known for	Kadison–Kaplansky conjecture; Kadison's inequality; Kadison–Singer problem; Kadison transitivity theorem; Kadison–Kastler metric
Awards	Steele Prize (1999)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania
Thesis	A Unified Representation Theory for Topological Algebra (1950)
Doctoral advisor	Marshall Harvey Stone
Doctoral students	James Glimm; Richard Lashof; Marc Rieffel; Mikael Rørdam; Erling Størmer

Richard Vincent Kadison (July 25, 1925 – August 22, 2018)^[2] was an American mathematician known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras.

^ Kadison–Singer Conjecture Succumbs to Proof | Mathematical Association of America
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[1] Kadison–Singer Conjecture Succumbs to Proof | Mathematical Association of America

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Richard Kadison

Born	(1925-07-25)July 25, 1925 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 22, 2018(2018-08-22) (aged 93) Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Chicago
Known for	Kadison–Kaplansky conjecture Kadison's inequality Kadison–Singer problem^[1] Kadison transitivity theorem Kadison–Kastler metric
Awards	Steele Prize (1999)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania
Thesis	A Unified Representation Theory for Topological Algebra (1950)
Doctoral advisor	Marshall Harvey Stone
Doctoral students	James Glimm Richard Lashof Marc Rieffel Mikael Rørdam Erling Størmer