Donald Solitar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald Solitar

American-Canadian mathematician

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1932

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-Apr-2008

Profession: mathematician, combinatorial group theory

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Donald Solitar (September 5, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, United States – April 28, 2008 in Toronto, Canada) was an American and Canadian mathematician, known for his work in combinatorial group theory.
The Baumslag–Solitar groups are named after him and Gilbert Baumslag, after their joint 1962 paper on these groups.