Paul Halmos

American mathematician (1916-2006) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 90

Paul Richard Halmos was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and probabilist who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis. He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor.

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2006Died2 October 20061983George Pólya AwardAwardLeroy P. Steele PrizeAward1971Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford AwardsAward1947Chauvenet PrizeAwardGuggenheim FellowshipAward1916Born3 March 1916

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