George Abram Miller
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George Abram Miller was an early group theorist
whose many papers and texts were considered important by his contemporaries, but are now mostly considered only of historical importance. He was president of the Mathematical Association of America
1921–1922.
Miller was born in Lynnville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
, and died in Urbana, Illinois
.
Group theory
In mathematics and abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups.The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as rings, fields, and vector spaces can all be seen as groups endowed with additional operations and...
whose many papers and texts were considered important by his contemporaries, but are now mostly considered only of historical importance. He was president of the Mathematical Association of America
Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists;...
1921–1922.
Miller was born in Lynnville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....
, and died in Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
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