About Charles Sims
Lived 1937 – 2017 (aged 80). Charles Sims was an American mathematician and university teacher.
Charles Coffin Sims (April 14, 1937 – October 23, 2017 ) was an American mathematician best known for his work in group theory. Together with Donald G. Higman he discovered the Higman–Sims group, one of the sporadic groups. The permutation group software developed by Sims also led to the proof of existence of the Lyons group (also known as the Lyons–Sims group) and the O'Nan group (also known as the O'Nan–Sims group).
Sims was born and raised in Elkhart, Indiana, and received his B.S. from the University of Michigan.
In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
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Who was Charles Sims?
American mathematician (1937–2017)
When was Charles Sims born?
Charles Sims was born on 14 April 1937 in Elkhart.
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Charles Sims died on 23 October 2017 in St. Petersburg.
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Charles Sims was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Charles Sims was American.
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