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William Prager
American applied mathematician (1903-1980) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 76
William Prager, before 1940 Willy Prager, was a German-born American applied mathematician. In the field of mechanics he is well known for the Drucker-Prager yield criterion.
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1980Died16 March 19801966Timoshenko MedalAward1963Panetti Ferrari AwardAward1961Honorary Doctor of the University of PoitiersAward1960Theodore von Karman MedalAward1957Guggenheim FellowshipAwardWorcester Reed Warner MedalAward1903Born23 May 1903
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About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1980 · aged 76
The same award as William
Jacob Pieter Den HartogBoth received Worcester Reed Warner Medal
Clifford TruesdellBoth received Theodore von Karman Medal
Grigory BarenblattBoth received Panetti Ferrari AwardDaniel C. DruckerBoth received Timoshenko MedalYuan-Cheng FungBoth received Worcester Reed Warner MedalIoannis ArgyrisBoth received Theodore von Karman Medal
Clifford TruesdellBoth received Theodore von Karman MedalGrigory BarenblattBoth received Panetti Ferrari AwardDaniel C. DruckerBoth received Timoshenko MedalYuan-Cheng FungBoth received Worcester Reed Warner MedalIoannis ArgyrisBoth received Theodore von Karman Medal