George D. Birkhoff House
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The George D. Birkhoff House is a historic house located at 22 Craigie Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
. It is a National Historic Landmark
.
The house is notable for its associations with former resident Dr. George David Birkhoff
, an eminent mathematician and Harvard University
professor. Among other things, Birkhoff solved Poincaré's last geometric theorem.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1975.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. It is a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
.
The house is notable for its associations with former resident Dr. George David Birkhoff
George David Birkhoff
-External links:* − from National Academies Press, by Oswald Veblen....
, an eminent mathematician and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
professor. Among other things, Birkhoff solved Poincaré's last geometric theorem.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1975.