Louis Nirenberg
Canadian-American mathematician
Louis Nirenberg was a Canadian-American mathematician, considered one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century.
Nearly all of his work was in the field of partial differential equations. Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1925, Hamilton, Canada
Died: January 26, 2020 (age 94 years), New York, NY
Notable students: Haïm Brezis, Sergiu Klainerman, YanYan Li, and more
Awards: Abel Prize, Chern Medal, Bôcher Memorial Prize, and more
Education: New York University (1945–1949), McGill University (1942–1945), Baron Byng High School (1942), and more
Fields: Mathematics
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