George Mackey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Mackey

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1916

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2006

Profession: mathematician, topologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

George Whitelaw Mackey (February 1, 1916 – March 15, 2006) was an American mathematician.
Mackey earned his bachelor of arts at Rice University (then the Rice Institute) in 1938 and obtained his Ph.D.
at Harvard University in 1942 under the direction of Marshall H.
Stone.
He joined the Harvard University Mathematics Department in 1943, was appointed Landon T.
Clay Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Science in 1969 and remained there until he retired in 1985.