Peter Lax
Hungarian-American mathematician
Peter David Lax is a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics. Wikipedia
Born: 1926 (age 97 years), Budapest, Hungary
Spouse: Anneli Lax (m. 1948–1999)
Notable students: Burton Wendroff, Ami Harten, James Sethian, and more
Education: New York University (1943–1949), Stuyvesant High School (1941–1943), and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Fields: Mathematics