Peter Lax

American mathematician of Hungarian origin (1926-2025) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 99

Peter David Lax was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.

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2025Died16 May 20252013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAwardLomonosov Gold MedalAward2009Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsAwardGreat Immigrants AwardAward2007Josiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAward2005Abel PrizeAward1993Honorary Doctor of the Peking UniversityAward1992Leroy P. Steele PrizeAward1987Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1986National Medal of ScienceAward1979Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityAward1975Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied MathematicsAward1974Chauvenet PrizeAward1966Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford AwardsAward1926Born1 May 1926