Person: Sims, Charles

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Charlie Sims was an American mathematician best known for his work in group theory and in particular for the discovery of one of the sporadic simple groups.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 14 April 1937, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Died 23 October 2017, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

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Algebra, Group Theory, Origin Usa


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