Harry Kesten
American mathematician (1931-2019) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 87
Harry Kesten was a Jewish American mathematician best known for his work in probability, most notably on random walks on groups and graphs, random matrices, branching processes, and percolation theory.
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2019Died29 March 20192013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2007Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XIAward2001Steele Prize for Lifetime AchievementAward1981Brouwer MedalAward1967Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1931Born19 November 1931
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Deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2019 · aged 87
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Richard KadisonBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
Spencer BlochBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
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Michael AizenmanBoth received Brouwer MedalRalph S. PhillipsBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
Richard KadisonBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime AchievementSpencer BlochBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime AchievementWolfgang HackbuschBoth received Brouwer MedalMichael AizenmanBoth received Brouwer MedalRalph S. PhillipsBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement