Background
Bers, Lipman was born on May 22, 1914 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Isaac and Bertha (Weinberg) Bers. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1949.
Bers, Lipman was born on May 22, 1914 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Isaac and Bertha (Weinberg) Bers. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1949.
Doctor Rerum Naturalium, University Prague, 1938. D.Sci (honorary), State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1984.
Research instructor, Brown U., 1942-1945;
assistant professor, then associate professor, Syracuse University, 1945-1949;
member, Institute Advanced Study, 1948-1950;
professor, New York University, 1950-1964;
chairman graduate department mathematics, New York University, 1959-1964;
professor, Columbia University, since 1964;
department chairman mathematics, Columbia University, 1972-1975;
Davies professor mathematics, Columbia University, 1973-1982;
Davies professor mathematics emeritus, Columbia University, since 1982;
special professor, Columbia University, 1982-1984. Visiting professor Stanford University, summer 1955. CUNY Graduate Center, 1984-1988.
Visiting Miller research professor University of California, Berkeley, 1968. Chairman Committee Support on Research on Mathematics Sciences, NAS-National Research Council, 1966-1968. Chairman division mathematics science National Research Council, 1969-1971.
Chairman United States National Committee for Mathematics 1977-1981.
Recipient New York Mayor's award in science and technical, 1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman mathematics section 1973, 83), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society. Member National Academy of Sciences (chairman mathematics section 1967-1970, chairman committee on human rights 1979-1984), American Mathematics Society (vice president 1963-1965, Steele prize 1975, president 1975-1977), Federation American Scientists (council 1977-1979, sponsor since 1980), Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters (foreign), New York Academy of Sciences (honorary life, Recognition of Services award 1986), London Mathematics Society (honorary).
Married Mary Kagan, May 15, 1938. Children: Ruth, Victor.