Andrew M. Gleason was an influential American mathematician, known primarily for his work in functional analysis and the foundation of mathematical analysis. He made significant contributions to various areas of mathematics, including analysis, topology, and the theory of differential equations. Gleason was a professor at Harvard University and is perhaps best known for Gleason’s Theorem, a result in measure theory related to the representation of states on certain types of algebras.
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