Olga Taussky-Todd
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Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Olga Taussky-Todd canonical | 6 |
| Olga Taussky | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olga Taussky-Todd Context triple: [Emmy Noether, student, Olga Taussky-Todd]
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Emmy Noether
Emmy Noether was a pioneering German mathematician whose groundbreaking work in abstract algebra and theoretical physics, especially Noether's theorem linking symmetries and conservation laws, profoundly shaped modern mathematics and physics.
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B.
Angela Dorothea Kasner
Angela Dorothea Kasner is the birth name of Angela Merkel, the long-serving former Chancellor of Germany and a leading figure in European politics.
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C.
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya was a pioneering 19th-century Russian mathematician renowned for her groundbreaking work in analysis and partial differential equations and as one of the first women to hold a full professorship in mathematics.
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D.
Grete Hermann
Grete Hermann was a German mathematician and philosopher known for her foundational work in quantum mechanics and early contributions to computer science and the philosophy of science.
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E.
Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olga Taussky-Todd Target entity description: Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
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Emmy Noether
Emmy Noether was a pioneering German mathematician whose groundbreaking work in abstract algebra and theoretical physics, especially Noether's theorem linking symmetries and conservation laws, profoundly shaped modern mathematics and physics.
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B.
Angela Dorothea Kasner
Angela Dorothea Kasner is the birth name of Angela Merkel, the long-serving former Chancellor of Germany and a leading figure in European politics.
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C.
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya was a pioneering 19th-century Russian mathematician renowned for her groundbreaking work in analysis and partial differential equations and as one of the first women to hold a full professorship in mathematics.
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D.
Grete Hermann
Grete Hermann was a German mathematician and philosopher known for her foundational work in quantum mechanics and early contributions to computer science and the philosophy of science.
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E.
Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
algebraist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ matrix theorist ⓘ number theorist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Philipp Furtwängler ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America
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linked to:
Lester R. Ford Award
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| birthName |
Olga Taussky
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linked to:
Olga Taussky-Todd
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-08-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-10-07 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | algebraic number theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Girton College, Cambridge ⓘ National Bureau of Standards ⓘ University of London ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century mathematics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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algebraic number theory ⓘ class field theory ⓘ linear algebra ⓘ matrix theory ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on mid-20th-century mathematical research and education
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work on algebraic number theory ⓘ work on class field theory ⓘ work on matrix theory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mathematical Society
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Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Olga Taussky-Todd ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Helene Shapiro ⓘ |
| notableWork |
applications of matrix theory to numerical analysis
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expository papers in algebra and number theory ⓘ research on companion matrices ⓘ research on stability of matrices ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Olomouc ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Pasadena, California
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linked to:
Pasadena
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| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| spouse | John Todd ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
Pasadena, California ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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linked to: Olga Taussky-Todd