Person: Feit, Walter

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Walter Feit was an Austrian mathematician who (with John Thompson) proved one of the most important theorems about finite simple groups.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 26 October 1930, Vienna, Austria. Died 29 July 2004, Branford, Connecticut, USA.

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Algebra, Group Theory, Origin Austria, Puzzles And Problems


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive