George_A._Elliott

George A. Elliott

George A. Elliott

Canadian mathematician (born 1945)

George Arthur Elliott FRSC (born 1945) is a Canadian mathematician specializing in operator algebras, K-theory, and non-commutative geometry. He is a professor at the University of Toronto Department of Mathematics,[1] and holds a Canada Research Chair. He is best known for his work on classifying C*-algebras, both for initiating their classification [2] and highlighting the importance of K-theory in this respect.[3]

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He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Zurich–1994.[4][5]

Awards and honours

References

  1. [1]
    "Faculty". University of Toronto Department of Mathematics. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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    Strung, Karen. An introduction to C ∗ -algebras and the classification programme (PDF). p. 7.
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    Rørdam, Mikael; Larsen, Flemming; Laustsen (200). Introduction to K-Theory for C-Algebras. Cambridge University Press. pp. ix. ISBN 9780521789448.
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    "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers since 1897". Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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    "George A. Elliott. The classification problem for amenable C*-algebras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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    fr:Liste des membres de la Société royale du Canada (1946-1985)
  7. [7]
    CRM/Fields Institute Prize
  8. [8]
    List of Killam Research Fellows
  9. [9]
    Jeffery–Williams Prize
  10. [10]
    John L. Synge Award Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. [11]
    List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2012-12-02.
  12. [12]
    Canadian Mathematical Society's Second Inaugural Class of Fellows Announced, Canadian Mathematical Society, retrieved 2020-01-06


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