Ellis Kolchin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellis Kolchin

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1991

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ellis Robert Kolchin (April 18, 1916 – October 30, 1991) was an American mathematician at Columbia University.
Kolchin earned a doctorate in mathematics from Columbia University in 1941 under supervision of Joseph Ritt.
He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1954 and 1961. Kolchin worked on differential algebra and its relation to differential equations, and founded the modern theory of linear algebraic groups.
His doctoral students include Azriel Rosenfeld and Irving Adler.