Shmuel Agmon

Israeli mathematician (1922–2025)
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Shmuel Agmon

Summary

Shmuel Agmon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tel Aviv[2]. He was born on +1922-02-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2025-03-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tel Aviv[2], Shmuel Agmon…
  • Shmuel Agmon was born on +1922-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shmuel Agmon died on +2025-03-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Shmuel Agmon is buried at Har HaMenuchot[8].
  • Shmuel Agmon held citizenship in Israel[9].
  • Shmuel Agmon worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Shmuel Agmon worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Shmuel Agmon's field of work was mathematical analysis[10].
  • Shmuel Agmon's field of work was partial differential equation[11].
  • Shmuel Agmon's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Shmuel Agmon was employed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem[13].
  • Among Shmuel Agmon's employers was Rice University[14].
  • Shmuel Agmon was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[15].
  • Shmuel Agmon's education included a stint at Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[16].
  • Shmuel Agmon was educated at Gymnasia Rehavia[17].
  • Shmuel Agmon's doctoral advisor was Szolem Mandelbrojt[18].
  • A notable student of Shmuel Agmon was Avner Friedman[19].
  • A notable student of Shmuel Agmon was Eli Shamir[20].
  • Shmuel Agmon received the Israel Prize[21].
  • Shmuel Agmon received the The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture[22].
  • Shmuel Agmon received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[23].
  • Shmuel Agmon received the honorary doctorate from University of Nantes[24].
  • Shmuel Agmon was a member of Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities[25].
  • Shmuel Agmon was a member of American Mathematical Society[26].
  • Shmuel Agmon's image is recorded as Shmuel Agmon.jpeg[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tel Aviv[2], Shmuel Agmon… he was born on +1922-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[15], a university[28], in Israel[29], founded in 1918[30], headquartered in Jerusalem[31]; Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[16], a university in France[32], in France[33], founded in 1971[34], headquartered in rue Victor-Cousin[35]; and Gymnasia Rehavia[17], a school[36], in Israel[37], founded in 1909[38]. Shmuel Agmon's doctoral advisor was Szolem Mandelbrojt[18]. He studied under Szolem Mandelbrojt[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematical analysis[10], an academic discipline[40]; partial differential equation[11]; and mathematics[12], an academic discipline[41]. Employers include Hebrew University of Jerusalem[13], a university[42], in Israel[43], founded in 1918[44], headquartered in Jerusalem[45] and Rice University[14], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1891[48], headquartered in Houston[49]. Notable students include Avner Friedman[19] and Eli Shamir[20]. Doctoral students include Avner Friedman[50], a mathematician[51], b. 1932[52], of United States[53], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[54], specialised in biomedicine[55]; Eli Shamir[56], a mathematician[57], 1934–2026[58], of Israel[59], specialised in graph theory[60]; Yakar I. Kannai[61], a mathematician[62], b. 1942[63], of Israel[64], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[65]; Peter Constantin[66], a mathematician[67], b. 1951[68], of Romania[69], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[70]; Amnon Pazy[71], a mathematician[72], 1936–2006[73], of Israel[74], specialised in mathematics[75]; and Matania Ben-Artzi[76], a mathematician[77], b. 1948[78], of Israel[79], specialised in mathematics[80].

Recognition

Awards received include Israel Prize[21], an award[81], in Israel[82], founded in 1953[83]; The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture[22], a science award[84], in Israel[85], founded in 2002[86]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[23], a fellowship award[87]; and honorary doctorate from University of Nantes[24], an award[88], in France[89].

Death and Burial

Shmuel Agmon died on +2025-03-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He is buried at Har HaMenuchot[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shmuel Agmon include Agmon's inequality[90], an interpolation inequality[91].

Why It Matters

Shmuel Agmon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[92] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[93]

Entities named for him include Agmon's inequality[90], an interpolation inequality[91].

His notable doctoral advisees include Avner Friedman[94], a mathematician[95], b. 1932[96], of United States[97], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[98], specialised in biomedicine[99] and Eli Shamir[100], a mathematician[101], 1934–2026[102], of Israel[103], specialised in graph theory[104].

FAQs

Where was Shmuel Agmon born?

Shmuel Agmon's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2].

What did Shmuel Agmon do for work?

Shmuel Agmon worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Shmuel Agmon go to school?

Shmuel Agmon was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[15], Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[16], and Gymnasia Rehavia[17].

What awards did Shmuel Agmon receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize[21], The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture[22], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[23], and honorary doctorate from University of Nantes[24].

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