Percy Alec Deift | |
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| Born | September 10, 1945 Durban, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU |
| Thesis | Classical Scattering Theory with a Trace Condition (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Barry Simon |
Percy Alec Deift (born September 10, 1945)[1] is a mathematician known for his work on spectral theory, integrable systems, random matrix theory and Riemann–Hilbert problems.