Paul Halmos | |
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| Born | Paul Richard Halmos 3 March 1916 |
| Died | 2 October 2006 (aged 90) Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Hungarian American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize (1947) Lester R. Ford Award (1971,1977) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Syracuse University University of Chicago University of Michigan University of Hawaiʻi Indiana University Santa Clara University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph L. Doob |
| Doctoral students | Errett Bishop Bernard Galler Donald Sarason V. S. Sunder Peter Rosenthal |
Paul Richard Halmos (Hungarian: Halmos Pál; 3 March 3 1916 – 2 October 2006) 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 (in particular, Hilbert spaces). He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor. He has been described as one of The Martians.[1]