Louis Nirenberg
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Louis Nirenberg is a Canadian mathematician
, and one of the outstanding analysts of the twentieth century. He has made fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equation
s and their application to complex analysis and geometry.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario
and attended Baron Byng High School
. He studied as an undergraduate at McGill University
, and obtained his doctorate from New York University
in 1949 under the direction of James Stoker
. He became a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
at New York University
. He was also conferred the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at the University of British Columbia
in 2010.
He has received many honours and awards, including the Crafoord Prize
, the Bôcher Prize, the
Jeffery-Williams Prize, the Steele Prize, the National Medal of Science
, and the Chern Medal.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, and one of the outstanding analysts of the twentieth century. He has made fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equation
Partial differential equation
In mathematics, partial differential equations are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function of several independent variables and their partial derivatives with respect to those variables...
s and their application to complex analysis and geometry.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
and attended Baron Byng High School
Baron Byng High School
Baron Byng High School was located at 4251 St. Urbain Street, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was named after the Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, the Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926. Byng was a World War I hero at the battle of Vimy Ridge, an important battle...
. He studied as an undergraduate at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, and obtained his doctorate from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1949 under the direction of James Stoker
James J. Stoker
James Johnston Stoker was an American applied mathematician and engineer. He was director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is considered one of the founders of the institute, Courant and Friedrichs being the others. Stoker is known for his work in differential geometry and...
. He became a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is an independent division of New York University under the Faculty of Arts & Science that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics...
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He was also conferred the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
in 2010.
He has received many honours and awards, including the Crafoord Prize
Crafoord Prize
The Crafoord Prize is an annual science prize established in 1980 by Holger Crafoord, a Swedish industrialist, and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord...
, the Bôcher Prize, the
Jeffery-Williams Prize, the Steele Prize, the National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
, and the Chern Medal.