Otomar Hájek
Encyclopedia
Otomar Hájek is a Czech-American
mathematician
, known for his contributions to dynamical systems, game theory
and control theory
.
He got his Ph.D.
at Charles University in Prague
(1963) on a thesis entitled Dynamical systems in the plane. At the
same place he joined the mathematics and physics faculty (1965–68), before moving to Cleveland and
Case Western Reserve University
(1968–95) as professor, becoming an emeritus
(1996–).
In the mid 1970s Hájek was also in receipt of a von Humboldt award at the TH Darmstadt
, Fachbereich Mathematik.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
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, known for his contributions to dynamical systems, game theory
Game theory
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and control theory
Control theory
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.
He got his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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at Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
(1963) on a thesis entitled Dynamical systems in the plane. At the
same place he joined the mathematics and physics faculty (1965–68), before moving to Cleveland and
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
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(1968–95) as professor, becoming an emeritus
Emeritus
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(1996–).
In the mid 1970s Hájek was also in receipt of a von Humboldt award at the TH Darmstadt
Darmstadt University of Technology
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, Fachbereich Mathematik.