Memorial Page for Rudolf Kálmán (née Rudolf Emil Kálmán)
Hungarian-born American electrical engineer
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July 2nd, 2026
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Rudolf E. Kálmán (* May 19, 1930 in Budapest; † July 2, 2016 in Gainesville) was a hungarian-born American electrical engineer. He was 86 years old. His education included Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Columbia University. He received 10 awards, including IEEE Centennial Medal, IEEE Medal of Honor.
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18 EventsBorn in Budapest, Hungary
1930Columbia University
1954until 1958
Columbia University
1955until 1958
Research Institute for Advanced Studies
1958until 1964
Stanford University
1964until 1971
Guggenheim Fellowship
1970University of Florida
1971until 1992
ETH Zurich
1973until 1997
IEEE Medal of Honor
1974Rufus Oldenburger Medal
1976IEEE Centennial Medal
1984Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
1985Leroy P. Steele Prize
1986Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
1997Charles Stark Draper Prize
2008National Medal of Science
2009Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
2013Died in Gainesville, Alachua County
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Rudolf Kálmán (née Rudolf Emil Kálmán). Forever remembered.