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Lars Hörmander

Swedish mathematician (1931-2012) · Sweden · Academics · Died at 81

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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.

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2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2012Died25 November 20122006Steele Prize for Mathematical ExpositionAward1988Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1982Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XIAward1962Fields medalAward1931Born24 January 1931

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Awards

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society2013
Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition2006
Wolf Prize in Mathematics1988
Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XI1982
Fields medal1962

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Sibling: Olof Hörmander

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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.

Country
Sweden
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2012 · aged 81

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