Garrett Birkhoff

Garrett Birkhoff
Garrett Birkhoff
Born	January 19, 1911; Princeton, New Jersey, US
Died	November 22, 1996 (aged 85); Water Mill, New York, US
Alma mater	Cambridge University; Harvard University
Known for	Lattice theory; Quantum logic;
Awards	National Academy of Sciences; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; George David Birkhoff Prize (1978);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Harvard University
Academic advisors	Ralph H. Fowler; Philip Hall;
Doctoral students	Richard Arens; Jerry L. Bona; Thomas Caywood; Chandler Davis; George Fix; Emmett Keeler; Uta Merzbach; George Mostow; Peter J. Olver; R. Tyrrell Rockafellar; Henry C. Wente; Philip M. Whitman; David M. Young, Jr.; Vern Poythress;
Other notable students	Richard S. Varga

Garrett Birkhoff (January 19, 1911 – November 22, 1996) was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory.

The mathematician George Birkhoff (1884–1944) was his father.

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