George Mackey

George Mackey
Born	February 1, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2006 (2006-03-16) (aged 90) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Rice University (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
Known for	Locally convex spaces Mackey theory Quantum logic Mackey topology Mackey space Mackey–Arens theorem Mackey–Borel structure
Awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical analysis
Institutions	Harvard University
Thesis	The Subspaces of the Conjugate of an Abstract Linear Space  (1942)
Doctoral advisor	Marshall H. Stone
Doctoral students	John V. Breakwell Lawrence G. Brown Paul Chernoff Edward G. Effros Calvin C. Moore Richard Palais Caroline Series John Wermer Robert Zimmer
Other notable students	Andrew M. Gleason

George Whitelaw Mackey (February 1, 1916 – March 15, 2006) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to quantum logic, representation theory, and noncommutative geometry.