Richard D. Brauer

Recipient
Year
Citation

Richard D.
Brauer

Professor of Mathematics

Harvard University
1970
Mathematics

For his work on conjectures of Dickson, Cartan, Maschke, and Artin, his introduction of the Brauer group, and his development of the theory of modular representations.

Presented by President Nixon at a White House Ceremony on May 21, 1971.