Peter Lax
May 1, 1926 - May 16, 2025
General Information
Bio
Peter Lax (1926-2025) Mathamatician. Peter Lax was born in Budapest, Hungary, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Full Name
Peter Lax
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1926
Birth
Peter David Lax was born in Budapest, Hungary, on May 1, 1926.
1941
Other Life Event
Mr. Lax and his family immigrated to the United States in 1941.
0000
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Lax worked for a time at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
1949 & 1958
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Lax became an assistant professor at New York University in 1949 and a full professor in 1958.
2002
Literary Work
Functional Analysis
New York: John Wiley & Sons
0471556041 / 978-0471556046
Nonfiction.
New York: John Wiley & Sons
0471556041 / 978-0471556046
Nonfiction.
2006
Literary Work
Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
New York, NY: American Mathematical Society
0821835769 / 978-0821835760
Nonfiction.
New York, NY: American Mathematical Society
0821835769 / 978-0821835760
Nonfiction.
2007
Literary Work
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons
9780471751564 / 978-0471751564
Nonfiction.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons
9780471751564 / 978-0471751564
Nonfiction.
2011
Literary Work
Complex Proofs of Real Theorems
Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society
0821875590 / 978-0821875599
Nonfiction written with Lawrence Zalcman.
Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society
0821875590 / 978-0821875599
Nonfiction written with Lawrence Zalcman.
2013
Literary Work
Calculus With Applications
New York, NY: Springer
1461479452 / 978-1461479451
Nonfiction written with Maria Shea Terrell.
New York, NY: Springer
1461479452 / 978-1461479451
Nonfiction written with Maria Shea Terrell.
2017
Literary Work
Multivariable Calculus with Applications
New York, NY: Springer
3319740725 / 978-3319740720
Nonfiction written with Maria Shea Terrell.
New York, NY: Springer
3319740725 / 978-3319740720
Nonfiction written with Maria Shea Terrell.
2025
Death
Peter Lax died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on May 16, 2025.
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