Richard Palais

Summary

Richard Palais is a human^[1]. He was born in Lynn^[2]. He was born on +1931-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Richard Palais's place of birth was Lynn^[2].
• Richard Palais was born on +1931-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Among Richard Palais's spouses was Chuu-Lian Terng^[7].
• A child of Richard Palais was Robert A. Palais^[8].
• Richard Palais held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Richard Palais's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Richard Palais worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Richard Palais's field of work was differential geometry^[10].
• Among Richard Palais's employers was Brandeis University^[11].
• Richard Palais was employed by University of California, Irvine^[12].
• Richard Palais was educated at Harvard University^[13].
• Richard Palais's doctoral advisor was Andrew Gleason^[14].
• Richard Palais's doctoral advisor was George Mackey^[15].
• Richard Palais received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[16].
• Richard Palais was a member of American Mathematical Society^[17].
• Richard Palais's image is recorded as Richard Palais, 2010 (cropped).jpg^[18].
• Richard Palais is recorded as male^[19].
• Richard Palais's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Richard Palais supervised Leslie Lamport as a doctoral student^[21].
• Richard Palais supervised Karen Uhlenbeck as a doctoral student^[22].
• Richard Palais supervised Chuu-Lian Terng as a doctoral student^[23].
• Richard Palais supervised Arthur Gabriel Wasserman as a doctoral student^[24].
• Richard Palais supervised Ulrich Koschorke as a doctoral student^[25].
• Richard Palais supervised Richard Allan Graff as a doctoral student^[26].
• Richard Palais supervised T. N. Subramaniam as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Palais's place of birth was Lynn^[2]. He was born on +1931-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Richard Palais was educated at Harvard University^[13]. Doctoral advisors include Andrew Gleason^[14], a mathematician^[28], 1921–2008^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[31], specialised in mathematical analysis^[32] and George Mackey^[15], a mathematician^[33], 1916–2006^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[36], specialised in mathematical analysis^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Richard Palais's field of work was differential geometry^[10]. Employers include Brandeis University^[11], a university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1948^[40], headquartered in Waltham^[41] and University of California, Irvine^[12], a public research university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1965^[44]. Doctoral students include Leslie Lamport^[21], a mathematician^[45], b. 1941^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Dijkstra Prize^[48], specialised in computer science^[49]; Karen Uhlenbeck^[22], a university teacher^[50], b. 1942^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[53], specialised in gauge theory^[54]; Chuu-Lian Terng^[23], a mathematician^[55], b. 1949^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Humboldt Prize^[58]; Arthur Gabriel Wasserman^[24]; Ulrich Koschorke^[25], a researcher^[59]; and Richard Allan Graff^[26].

Recognition

Richard Palais received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[16].

Personal Life

Richard Palais was married to Chuu-Lian Terng^[7]. A child of him was Robert A. Palais^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Palais include Morse–Palais lemma^[60], a lemma^[61].

Why It Matters

Richard Palais ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

Entities named for him include Morse–Palais lemma^[60], a lemma^[61].

His notable doctoral advisees include Leslie Lamport^[63], a mathematician^[64], b. 1941^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the Dijkstra Prize^[67], specialised in computer science^[68]; Karen Uhlenbeck^[69], a university teacher^[70], b. 1942^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[73], specialised in gauge theory^[74]; Jill P. Mesirov^[75], a mathematician^[76], of United States^[77], awarded the ISCB Fellow^[78], specialised in computer^[79]; and Chuu-Lian Terng^[80], a mathematician^[81], b. 1949^[82], of United States^[83], awarded the Humboldt Prize^[84].

FAQs

Where was Richard Palais born?

Richard Palais was born in Lynn^[2].

Who was Richard Palais married to?

Richard Palais's spouses include Chuu-Lian Terng^[7].

What did Richard Palais do for work?

Richard Palais worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Richard Palais go to school?

Richard Palais was educated at Harvard University^[13].

What awards did Richard Palais receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[16].