Robert Steinberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Steinberg

Canadian mathematician

Date of Birth: 25-May-1922

Place of Birth: Soroca, Soroca District, Moldova

Date of Death: 27-May-2014

Profession: scientist, mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Robert Steinberg (May 25, 1922, Soroca, Bessarabia, Romania (present-day Moldova) – May 25, 2014) was a mathematician at the University of California, Los Angeles. He introduced the Steinberg representation, the Lang–Steinberg theorem, the Steinberg group in algebraic K-theory, Steinberg's formula in representation theory, and the Steinberg groups in Lie theory that yield finite simple groups over finite fields.