Donald Samuel Ornstein (born July 30, 1934), American mathematician, university professor

Background

Ornstein, Donald Samuel was born on July 30, 1934 in New York City. Son of Harry and Rose (Wisner) Ornstein.

Education

He received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1957 under the guidance of Irving Kaplansky.

Career

Instructor, University of Wisconsin 1958-1960. Assistant Professor Stanford University 1960-1963, Sloan Fellow and Association Professor 1963-1965, Association Professor 1965-1968, Professor, of Mathematics since 1969. Visiting Professor Cornell University and New York University (Courant Institute) 1967-1968, Hebrew University Jerusalem 1975-1976, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Berkeley 1983-1984.

Achievements

Donald Samuel Ornstein has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

book
- Ergodic Theory, Randomness, and Dynamical Systems (Yale Mathematical Monographs 5)
- Ergodic Theory, Randomness and Dynamical Systems (Mathematical Monograph)

Membership

American Mathematical Society. National Academy of Sciences]

He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1981.

Connections

Married Shari Richman, December 20, 1964. Children— David, Kara, Ethan.

Father:: Harry Ornstein
Mother:: Rose (Wisner) Ornstein
Spouse:: Shari Richman

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