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Louis Nirenberg
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Memorial Page for Louis Nirenberg

Feb 28, 1925 – Jan 26, 2020(94 years)Died in:New York City, New York

American mathematician of Canadian origin

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Occupation(3)

mathematicianuniversity teacherscientist

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipChern MedalAbel PrizeNational Medal of ScienceBôcher Memorial PrizeCrafoord Prize in MathematicsSteele Prize for Lifetime AchievementSteele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Researchhonorary doctorate from McMaster Universityhonorary doctorate from the McGill University

Education(4)

McGill UniversityCourant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data ScienceNew York UniversityBaron Byng High School

Louis Nirenberg (* February 28, 1925 in Hamilton; † January 26, 2020 in New York City) was an american mathematician of Canadian origin. He was 94 years old. His education included McGill University, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, New York University and Baron Byng High School. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Chern Medal.

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Born in Hamilton, Ontario

1925

McGill University

1942

until 1945

New York University

1945

until 1949

Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science

1949

until 1999

Bôcher Memorial Prize

1959

Guggenheim Fellowship

1966

Crafoord Prize in Mathematics

1982

Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement

1994

National Medal of Science

1995

Chern Medal

2010

Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research

2014

Abel Prize

2015

Died in New York City, New York

2020

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Louis Nirenberg. Forever remembered.