Virginia Halmos
Biography
Virginia Halmos (1915–2015), born Virginia Pritchett, was an American philanthropist who supported mathematics research. She and her husband Paul Halmos endowed the American Mathematical Society's Joseph L. Doob Prize for research exposition. They also made substantial gifts to the Mathematical Association of America. In particular, they endowed the Mathematical Association of America's Euler Book Prize, which was first given in 2007. After her husband's death, Virginia Halmos donated funds to the Mathematical Association of America to support digitization of her husband's extensive archives.
Virginia Halmos (then Pritchett) earned an undergraduate degree at Vassar College. She went to graduate school at Brown University, where she studied logic. She left the graduate program in 1945 when she married Paul Halmos, but she maintained a strong interest in mathematics and the lives of mathematicians.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Paul Halmos
Quick answers about Virginia Halmos
- How old was Virginia Halmos?
- Virginia Halmos died on January 19, 2015 at the age of 99.
- When is Virginia Halmos's birthday?
- Virginia Halmos was born on December 12, 1915.
- Where was Virginia Halmos born?
- Virginia Halmos was born in Omaha.
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- Virginia Halmos's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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- Virginia Halmos is a citizen of United States.
- What does Virginia Halmos do?
- Virginia Halmos is known as mathematician.
- Who has Virginia Halmos been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Virginia Halmos's spouse is or was Paul Halmos.
