Paul Halmos
Paul Richard Halmos (Hungarian: Halmos Pál; March 3, 1916 – October 2, 2006) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and statistician who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces). He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor. He has been described as one of The Martians.
Paul Halmos | |
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| Born | Paul Richard Halmos March 3, 1916 |
| Died | October 2, 2006 (aged 90) Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Hungarian American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize (1947) Lester R. Ford Award (1971,1977) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Syracuse University University of Chicago University of Michigan Indiana University Santa Clara University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph L. Doob |
| Doctoral students | Errett Bishop Bernard Galler Donald Sarason V. S. Sunder Peter Rosenthal |
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