Oscar Lanford
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Oscar Eramus Lanford III (b. January 6, 1940 New York
, United States) is an American mathematician
working on mathematical physics
and dynamical systems theory. He was awarded his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University
and the Ph.D. from Princeton University
in 1966 under the supervision of Arthur Wightman
. He has served as a professor of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, and a professor of physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
(IHES) in Bures-sur-Yvette
, France. , he has been with the department of mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich).http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://fm-eth.ethz.ch/eth/peoplefinder/FMPro%3F-db%3Dwhoiswho.fp5%26-format%3Dwho_detail_de.html%26-lay%3Dhtml%26-op%3Dcn%26sortfield%3Dwho_firstname%26-op%3Dcn%26who_status%3D1%26-recid%3D34677%26-find%3D&ei=AUNHSuT9G4aytwfmndDhBg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522oscar%2Blanford%2522%2Band%2B%2B%2522wesleyan%2Buniversity%2522%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DwTC]
Hewas the recipient of the 1986 United States National Academy of Sciences
award in Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis and holds an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University
.
New York
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, United States) is an American mathematician
Mathematician
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working on mathematical physics
Mathematical physics
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and dynamical systems theory. He was awarded his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
and the Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1966 under the supervision of Arthur Wightman
Arthur Wightman
Arthur Strong Wightman is an American mathematical physicist. He is one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms....
. He has served as a professor of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, and a professor of physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
The Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques is a French institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics...
(IHES) in Bures-sur-Yvette
Bures-sur-Yvette
Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.-Geography:...
, France. , he has been with the department of mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich).http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://fm-eth.ethz.ch/eth/peoplefinder/FMPro%3F-db%3Dwhoiswho.fp5%26-format%3Dwho_detail_de.html%26-lay%3Dhtml%26-op%3Dcn%26sortfield%3Dwho_firstname%26-op%3Dcn%26who_status%3D1%26-recid%3D34677%26-find%3D&ei=AUNHSuT9G4aytwfmndDhBg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522oscar%2Blanford%2522%2Band%2B%2B%2522wesleyan%2Buniversity%2522%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DwTC]
Hewas the recipient of the 1986 United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
award in Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis and holds an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
.