Lars Hörmander

Swedish mathematician (1931–2012)

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Lived 1931–2012, aged 81Sweden
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    Aged 81
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Updated 2026-06-24

Lars Valter Hörmander was a Swedish mathematician who has been called "the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations". Hörmander was awarded the Fields Medal in 1962 and the Wolf Prize in 1988. In 2006 he was awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for his four-volume textbook Analysis of Linear Partial Differential Operators, which is considered a foundational work on the subject.

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