Peter Lax

Summary

Peter Lax is a human^[1]. He was born in Budapest^[2]. He passed away in Manhattan^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #6,116 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Budapest^[2], Peter Lax…
• Peter Lax died in Manhattan^[3].
• Among Peter Lax's spouses was Anneli Cahn Lax^[7].
• Peter Lax held citizenship in Hungary^[8].
• Peter Lax held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Hungarian was Peter Lax's native language^[10].
• Peter Lax's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Peter Lax's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Peter Lax's field of work was partial differential equation^[11].
• Peter Lax's field of work was applied mathematics^[12].
• Peter Lax's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Peter Lax held the position of Director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences^[14].
• Peter Lax was employed by New York University^[15].
• Peter Lax was employed by Manhattan Project^[16].
• Peter Lax was employed by Manhattan Project^[17].
• Peter Lax's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School^[18].
• Peter Lax was educated at New York University^[19].
• Peter Lax's doctoral advisor was Kurt Otto Friedrichs^[20].
• Peter Lax received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[21].
• Peter Lax received the Chauvenet Prize^[22].
• Peter Lax received the Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[23].
• Peter Lax received the doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[24].
• Peter Lax received the National Medal of Science^[25].
• Peter Lax received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[26].
• Peter Lax is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Lax was born in Budapest^[2]. Hungarian was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at Stuyvesant High School^[18], a specialized high school in New York City^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1904^[30], headquartered in New York City^[31] and New York University^[19], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1831^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]. Peter Lax's doctoral advisor was Kurt Otto Friedrichs^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include partial differential equation^[11]; applied mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[36]; and mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[37]. Employers include New York University^[15], a private university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1831^[40], headquartered in New York City^[41] and Manhattan Project^[16], a military project^[42], in United States^[43], headquartered in Oak Ridge^[44]. Peter Lax held the position of Director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences^[14]. Doctoral students include Alexandre Chorin^[45], Ami Harten^[46], Burton Wendroff^[47], Charles Epstein^[48], Steve Alpern^[49], and Mac Hyman^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[21], a mathematics award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1964^[53]; Chauvenet Prize^[22], a mathematics award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1925^[56]; Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[23], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1967^[59]; doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[24], an award^[60], in France^[61]; National Medal of Science^[25], a science award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1963^[64]; and Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[26], a science award^[65], in Israel^[66], founded in 1978^[67].

Personal Life

Peter Lax was married to Anneli Cahn Lax^[7].

Death and Burial

Peter Lax passed away in Manhattan^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter Lax include Lions–Lax–Milgram theorem^[68] and Lax equivalence theorem^[69].

Why It Matters

Peter Lax ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #6,116 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

Entities named for him include Lions–Lax–Milgram theorem^[68] and Lax equivalence theorem^[69].

His notable doctoral advisees include Reuben Hersh^[72], a mathematician^[73], 1927–2020^[74], of United States^[75], awarded the National Book Award^[76]; Alexandre Chorin^[77], a mathematician^[78], b. 1938^[79], of United States^[80], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[81]; Charles Epstein^[82], a mathematician^[83], b. 1957^[84], of United States^[85], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[86]; Gui-Qiang Chen^[87], a mathematician^[88], b. 1963^[89], of United States^[90], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[91], specialised in mathematical analysis^[92]; Barbara Keyfitz^[93], a mathematician^[94], b. 1944^[95], of United States^[96], awarded the Krieger–Nelson Prize^[97], specialised in mathematics^[98]; and Jeffrey Rauch^[99], a mathematician^[100], b. 1945^[101], of United States^[102], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[103], specialised in mathematics^[104].

FAQs

Where was Peter Lax born?

Born in Budapest^[2], Peter Lax…

Where did Peter Lax die?

Peter Lax passed away in Manhattan^[3].

Who was Peter Lax married to?

Peter Lax's spouses include Anneli Cahn Lax^[7].

What did Peter Lax do for work?

Peter Lax worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Peter Lax go to school?

Peter Lax was educated at Stuyvesant High School^[18] and New York University^[19].

What awards did Peter Lax receive?

Honors received include Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[21], Chauvenet Prize^[22], Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[23], and doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University^[24].