Anneli Lax | |
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| Born | February 23, 1922 |
| Died | September 24, 1999 (aged 77) |
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| Spouse | Peter Lax (m. 1948) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | New York University |
| Thesis | On Cauchy's Problem for Partial Differential Equations with Multiple Characteristics (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Courant |
| Doctoral students | Elena Marchisotto |
Anneli Cahn Lax (23 February 1922, Katowice – 24 September 1999, New York City) was an American mathematician, who was known for being an editor of the Mathematics Association of America's New Mathematical Library Series, and for her work in reforming mathematics education with the inclusion of language skills. Lax received a bachelor's degree in 1942 from Adelphi University and her doctorate in 1956. She was a professor of mathematics at New York University's Courant Institute. She was married to the mathematician Peter Lax.