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Laurence Chisholm Young

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British mathematician (1905-2000)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1905 to 2000 · aged 95
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Laurence Chisholm Young was a British mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory. He was the son of William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young, both prominent mathematicians.

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1983honorary doctor of Paris Dauphine University

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Laurence Chisholm Young was a British mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory. He was the son of William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young, both prominent mathematicians. He moved to the US in 1949 but never sought American citizenship.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1905 to 2000 · aged 95
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