Education
He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in 1955 from Princeton University.
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Henry McKean
Edit Profilemathematician university professor
Career
He works in various areas of analysis. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1980. In 1978 he was an invited speaker at the International Mathematical Congress in Helsinki (Algebraic curves of infinite genus arising in the theory of nonlinear waves).
In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
His doctoral students include Terry Lyons, Michael Arbib, Harry Dym, Daniel Stroock, Eugene Trubowitz, Pierre van Moerbeke, and Victor Moll.
Achievements
Membership
American Mathematical Society. National Academy of Sciences.
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Nationality
United States
Education
Awards
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Guggenheim Fellowship Leroy P. Steele Prize
The Leroy P. Steele Prizes are awarded every year by the American Mathematical Society, for distinguished research work and writing in the field of mathematics.The Leroy P. Steele Prizes are awarded every year by the American Mathematical Society, for distinguished research work and writing in the field of mathematics.