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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectJürgen Moser
Dates
July 4, 1928 – December 17, 1999
Authorized Form of Name
Moser, Jürgen, 1928-
Additional Forms of Names
Moser, J. (Jürgen), 1928-
Moser, J. K. (Jürgen Kurt), 1928-
Biography
Abstract
Jürgen Moser was Foreign Member at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (1996-1999). Other institutional affiliations include Eidgenössische Teschnische Hochschule (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Göttingen. His research included dynamical systems, celestial mechanics, partial differential equations, nonlinear functional analysis, differential and complex geometry, and the calculus of variations.
Important Dates
July 4, 1928Birth, Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia).
1952Obtained Dr. Rer. Nat., University of Göttingen, Göttingen (Germany).
1953 – 1955Assistant in Mathematics (1953) and Assistant (1954-1955), University of Göttingen, Göttingen (Germany).
1953 – 1956Research Associate (1953-1956) and Assistant Professor (1956-1957), New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1957 – 1960Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1960 – 1980Professor of Mathematics (1960-1980) and Director, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (1967-1970), New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1971Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1980 – 1995Professor, Eidgenössische Teschnische Hochschule, Zurich (Switzerland).
1983 – 1986President, International Mathematical Union.
1995Awarded Wolf Foundation Prize in Mathematics.
1996 – 1999Foreign Member, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics.
December 17, 1999Death, Zurich (Switzerland).
Occupation
Mathematician.
Places
Birth
Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Differential equations, Partial.
Relationships
People
Family
Moser, Gertrude Courant
Wife. Married in 1955.
Colleagues
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Friedrichs, K. O. (Kurt Otto), 1901-1983
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and New York University.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Kraichnan, Robert H., 1928-2008
Both employed at New York University.
Lin, C. C. (Chia-Chʻiao), 1916-2013
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Institutions
Major Positions
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Research Assistant; Assistant Professor; Professor of Mathematics; and Director.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Professor.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.
Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik
Foreign Member.
Universität Göttingen. Mathematisches Institut
Obtained Dr. Rer. Nat. (1952). Assistant in Mathematics and Assistant.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
International Mathematical Union
President.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Wolf Foundation Prizes
Received 1995 Wolf Foundation Prize in Mathematics.
Resources
Published Resources
Author
Dynamical systems / George D. Birkhoff.