Paul Halmos
Paul Richard Halmos was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and probabilist who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis. He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor. He has been described as one of The Martians.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Budapest
- Educated at
- Lincoln Park High SchoolUniversity of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Awards
- 🏆 Leroy P. Steele Prize🏆 Chauvenet Prize
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Joseph Leo Doob
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Errett Bishop
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Trending topics shown first"What does it take to be ? I think I know the answer: you have to be born right, you must continually strive to become perfect, you must love mathematics more than anything else, you must work at it ha…"
"I read once that the true mark of a pro — at anything — is that he understands, loves, and is good at even the drudgery of his profession."
"Paul Halmos: A Life in Mathematics" at Mathematical Association of America"
"'André Weil suggested that there is a logarithmic law at work: first-rate people attract other first-rate people, but second-rate people tend to hire third-raters, and third-rate people hire fifth-rat…"
"Don't just read it; fight it! Ask your own question, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the converse true? What happens in the classical special case…"
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1916
Born
Birth2006
Died
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