George Kempf

George Rushing Kempf (Globe, Arizona, August 12, 1944 – Lawrence, Kansas, July 16, 2002) was a mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry, who proved the Riemann–Kempf singularity theorem, the Kempf–Ness theorem, the Kempf vanishing theorem, and who introduced Kempf varieties.

George Rushing Kempf
Born(1944-08-12)12 August 1944
Died16 July 2002(2002-07-16) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Columbia University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisorSteven Kleiman
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