Irving Kaplansky

Irving Kaplansky
Irving Kaplansky
Born	March 22, 1917; Toronto
Died	June 25, 2006 (age 89); Los Angeles
Nationality	Canadian, American
Alma mater	University of Toronto; Harvard University
Known for	Erdős–Kaplansky theorem; Kaplansky density theorem; Kaplansky's game; Kaplansky's conjecture; Kaplansky's theorem on quadratic forms; Group theory; Hilbert space; Ring theory; Operator algebras; Homological algebra; Topological algebra; Game theory; Field theory
Awards	William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (1938) ; Guggenheim Fellowship (1948) ; Jeffery–Williams Prize (1968) ; Honorary member of the London Mathematical Society (1987); Leroy P. Steele Prize (1989)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	American Mathematical Society; Mathematical Sciences Research Institute; Institute for Advanced Study; University of Chicago; Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	Saunders Mac Lane
Doctoral students	Hyman Bass; Susanna S. Epp; Günter Lumer; Eben Matlis; Jacob Matijevic; Donald Ornstein; Ed Posner; Alex F. T. W. Rosenberg; Joseph J. Rotman; Judith D. Sally; Harold Widom

Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and amateur musician.

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