Lai-Sang Young

Summary

Lai-Sang Young is a human^[1]. Born in Hong Kong^[2], she… she was born on January 5, 1952^[3]. She worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Lai-Sang Young was born in Hong Kong^[2].
• Lai-Sang Young was born on January 5, 1952^[3].
• Lai-Sang Young held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Lai-Sang Young's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Lai-Sang Young's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Lai-Sang Young's field of work was dynamical system^[8].
• Lai-Sang Young was employed by University of California, Los Angeles^[9].
• Among Lai-Sang Young's employers was New York University^[10].
• Lai-Sang Young was employed by University of Arizona^[11].
• Lai-Sang Young was employed by Northwestern University^[12].
• Lai-Sang Young was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13].
• Lai-Sang Young's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Lai-Sang Young's doctoral advisor was Rufus Bowen^[15].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics^[16].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Noether Lecture^[17].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Sofia Kovalevsky Lecture^[20].
• Lai-Sang Young received the Heinz Hopf Prize^[21].
• Lai-Sang Young was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Lai-Sang Young was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Lai-Sang Young was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Lai-Sang Young is recorded as female^[25].
• Lai-Sang Young's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Lai-Sang Young supervised William John Cowieson as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Lai-Sang Young was born in Hong Kong^[2]. She was born on January 5, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1848^[30] and University of California, Berkeley^[14], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1868^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34]. Lai-Sang Young's doctoral advisor was Rufus Bowen^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Lai-Sang Young's field of work was dynamical system^[8]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles^[9], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1919^[37], headquartered in Los Angeles^[38]; New York University^[10], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1831^[41], headquartered in New York City^[42]; University of Arizona^[11], a public university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1885^[45], headquartered in Tucson^[46]; and Northwestern University^[12], a private university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1851^[49], headquartered in Evanston^[50]. Doctoral students include William John Cowieson^[27], Huyi Hu^[51], Zheng Liu^[52], Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska^[53], Christopher John Cleveland^[54], and Mark Francis Demers^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics^[16], a mathematics award^[56], founded in 1990^[57]; Noether Lecture^[17], a mathematics award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1980^[60]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1925^[63]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19], a fellowship award^[64]; Sofia Kovalevsky Lecture^[20], a mathematics award^[65], founded in 2002^[66]; and Heinz Hopf Prize^[21], a mathematics award^[67], in Switzerland^[68], founded in 2009^[69].

Why It Matters

Lai-Sang Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

FAQs

Where was Lai-Sang Young born?

Born in Hong Kong^[2], Lai-Sang Young…

What did Lai-Sang Young do for work?

Lai-Sang Young worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Lai-Sang Young go to school?

Lai-Sang Young was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13] and University of California, Berkeley^[14].

What awards did Lai-Sang Young receive?

Honors received include Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics^[16], Noether Lecture^[17], Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].