Background
Kohn, Joseph John was born on May 18, 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Otto and Emilie (Schwarz) Kohn. came to the United States, 1945, naturalized, 1953.
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Joseph John Kohn, American Mathematician, educator. Recipient L.P. Steele prize, 1979, Bolzano medal Czechoslovak Union Mathematicians and Physicists, 1990, first degree medal Union of CzechMathematicians and Physicists, 1993; named National Science Foundation fellow, 1954, Sloan fellow, 1964, Guggenheim fellow, 1976-1977.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1953; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1956; honorary degree, U. Bologna, 1990.
Career
Instructor, Princeton University, 1956-1957;
member, Institute Advanced Study, 1957-1958, 62-63, 76-77, 80-81, 88-89;
member of faculty, Brandeis U., 1958-1968;
professor mathematics, Brandeis U., 1965-1968;
department chairman, Brandeis U., 1964-1968;
professor mathematics, Princeton, since 1968;
department chairman, Princeton, 1973-1976, 93-96. Visiting professor U. Florence, Italy, 1972-1973, Harvard University, 1996-1997. Member United States pure and applied mathematics delegate to People's Republic of China, 1976.
Chairman of Commission mathematics National Research Council, member Board Mathematics Sciences.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors American, Czech and Slovak Education Fund. Member NAS, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Mathematics Society (trustee 1976-1981), Czechoslovak Society Arts and Sciences (vice president 1992-1994).
Connections
Married Anna DiCapua, December 15, 1966. Children: Edward, Emma, Alicia.
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American
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Recipient L.P. Steele prize, 1979, Bolzano medal Czechoslovak Union Mathematicians and Physicists, 1990, first degree medal Union of CzechMathematicians and Physicists, 1993. Named National Science Foundation fellow, 1954, Sloan fellow, 1964, Guggenheim fellow, 1976-1977.Recipient L.P. Steele prize, 1979, Bolzano medal Czechoslovak Union Mathematicians and Physicists, 1990, first degree medal Union of CzechMathematicians and Physicists, 1993. Named National Science Foundation fellow, 1954, Sloan fellow, 1964, Guggenheim fellow, 1976-1977.