Joan Birman mentions in her paper New points of view in knot theory (Bull. Cependant, Joan Birman mentionne dans son article New points of view in knot theory (Bull.
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Birman, Israel Gelfand, et al., "Anatolii Moiseevich Vershik (on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday", Russian Math. Birman, Israel Gelfand, et al., « Anatolii Moiseevich Vershik (on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday) », Russian Math.
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Birman received her B.A. (1948) in mathematics from Barnard College and an M.A. (1950) in physics from Columbia University. Joan S. Birman a obtenu, à l'université Columbia, son B.A. en mathématiques en 1948 (au Barnard College) et son M.A. en physique en 1950.
