Lennart Carleson

Summary

Lennart Carleson is a human^[1]. Born in Stockholm^[2], he… he was born on March 18, 1928^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and researcher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Stockholm^[2], Lennart Carleson…
• Lennart Carleson was born on March 18, 1928^[3].
• A child of Lennart Carleson was Caspar Carleson^[8].
• Lennart Carleson held citizenship in Sweden^[9].
• Lennart Carleson's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Lennart Carleson's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Lennart Carleson's professions included researcher^[6].
• Lennart Carleson's field of work was mathematics^[10].
• Lennart Carleson's field of work was Fourier series^[11].
• Lennart Carleson's field of work was harmonic analysis^[12].
• Lennart Carleson's field of work was complex analysis^[13].
• Lennart Carleson held the position of professor emeritus^[14].
• Lennart Carleson held the position of professor emeritus^[15].
• Lennart Carleson was employed by University of California, Los Angeles^[16].
• Lennart Carleson's doctoral advisor was Arne Beurling^[17].
• Lennart Carleson received the doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki^[18].
• Lennart Carleson received the Leroy P. Steele Prize^[19].
• Lennart Carleson received the doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[20].
• Lennart Carleson received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[21].
• Lennart Carleson received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[22].
• Lennart Carleson received the Lomonosov Gold Medal^[23].
• Lennart Carleson was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Lennart Carleson was a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters^[25].
• Lennart Carleson was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Lennart Carleson was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR^[27].

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Origins and Family

Lennart Carleson's place of birth was Stockholm^[2]. He was born on March 18, 1928^[3].

Education

Lennart Carleson's doctoral advisor was Arne Beurling^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and researcher^[6]. Fields of work include mathematics^[10], an academic discipline^[28]; Fourier series^[11], a mathematical concept^[29], founded in 1822^[30]; harmonic analysis^[12], a branch of mathematics^[31]; and complex analysis^[13], a branch of mathematics^[32]. Among Lennart Carleson's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[16]. Positions held include professor emeritus^[14], an academic title^[33]. Doctoral students include Svante Janson^[34], a mathematician^[35], b. 1955^[36], of Sweden^[37], awarded the Wallenberg Prize^[38], specialised in mathematical analysis^[39]; Bengt Rosén^[40]; Ingemar Wik^[41]; Warwick Tucker^[42]; Kurt Johansson^[43]; and Kjell-Ove Widman^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki^[18], an award^[45], in Finland^[46]; Leroy P. Steele Prize^[19], a group of awards^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1970^[49]; doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[20], an award^[50], in France^[51]; Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[21], a science award^[52], in Israel^[53], founded in 1978^[54]; Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[22], a fellowship award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56]; and Lomonosov Gold Medal^[23], a science award^[57], in Russia^[58].

Personal Life

A child of Lennart Carleson was Caspar Carleson^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lennart Carleson include Carleson's theorem^[59], a theorem^[60] and Carleson measure^[61], a mathematical concept^[62].

Why It Matters

Lennart Carleson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for him include Carleson's theorem^[59], a theorem^[60] and Carleson measure^[61], a mathematical concept^[62].

His notable doctoral advisees include Warwick Tucker^[65], a mathematician^[66], b. 1970^[67], of Australia^[68], awarded the Moore prize^[69], specialised in dynamical system^[70]; Svante Janson^[71], a mathematician^[72], b. 1955^[73], of Sweden^[74], awarded the Wallenberg Prize^[75], specialised in mathematical analysis^[76]; and Sonja Lyttkens^[77], a docent^[78], 1919–2014^[79], of Sweden^[80], specialised in mathematics^[81].

FAQs

Where was Lennart Carleson born?

Lennart Carleson was born in Stockholm^[2].

What did Lennart Carleson do for work?

Lennart Carleson worked as mathematician^[4], university teacher^[5], and researcher^[6].

What awards did Lennart Carleson receive?

Honors received include doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki^[18], Leroy P. Steele Prize^[19], doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[20], and Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[21].