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Biography of Peter Lax
1. May 1926 – 16. May 2025(99 years)Died in:Manhattan, New York
American mathematician of Hungarian origin
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Biography
Cause of Death
cardiac amyloidosis
Occupation(2)
Awards(10)
Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford AwardsChauvenet PrizeNorbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematicsdoctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityNational Medal of ScienceWolf Prize in MathematicsLeroy P. Steele Prizehonorary doctor of the Peking UniversityAbel PrizeJosiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
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Education(2)
Peter Lax (* 1. May 1926 in Budapest; † 16. May 2025 in Manhattan) was an american mathematician of Hungarian origin. He was 99 years old. He was married to Anneli Cahn Lax. His education included Stuyvesant High School and New York University. He received 10 awards, including Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards, Chauvenet Prize. His cause of death was cardiac amyloidosis.
Life Events
17 Events1926
Born in Budapest, Hungary
1941
Stuyvesant High School
until 1943
1943
New York University
doctorate · until 1949
1945
Manhattan Project
until 1946
1948
Married Anneli Cahn Lax
until 1999
1950
Manhattan Project
until 1951
1966
Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards
1974
Chauvenet Prize
1975
Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
1979
doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
1986
National Medal of Science
1987
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1992
Leroy P. Steele Prize
1993
honorary doctor of the Peking University
2005
Abel Prize
2007
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
2025