Background
III, Oscar Erasmus Lanford, was born on January 6, 1940 in New York City. Son of Oscar E. and Caroline Clapp (Sherman) L.
III, Oscar Erasmus Lanford, was born on January 6, 1940 in New York City. Son of Oscar E. and Caroline Clapp (Sherman) L.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1960. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1966.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Wesleyan University, 1990.
Assistant, associate to professor mathematics University California, Berkeley, 1966-1987. Professor mathematics Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987—2005, professor emeritus Switzerland, since 2005. Professor physics Institute des Hautes Etudes Scientiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France, 1982-1987.
Member American Mathematics Society.
Married Regina Victoria Krigman, December 29, 1961. 1 child, Lizabeth Miller.