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Robert Phelan Langlands, Canadian Mathematician. Recipient Wilbur Lucius Cross medal Yale University, 1975, Common Wealth award Sigma Xi, 1984, Mathematics award National Academy Science, 1988, Wolf prizein mathematics Wolf Foundation, 1995-1996. Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Society Canada; member NAS, American Math Society (Cole prize 1982), Canada Mathematics Society.

Background

Langlands, Robert Phelan was born on October 6, 1936 in New Westminster, Canada. Son of Robert and Kathleen (Phelan) Langlands. came to the United States, 1960.

Education

Bachelor, U. B.C., 1957; Master of Arts, U. B.C., 1958; Doctor of Science honoris causa, U. B.C., 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1960; Doctor of Science (honorary), McMaster U., 1985; Doctor of Science (honorary), CUNY, 1985; D in Mathematics (honorary), University Waterloo, 1988; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Paris, 1989; Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), Toronto U., 1993; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Montréal, 1997.

Career

From instructor to associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1960-1967; professor mathematics, Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1972; professor mathematics, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, since 1972.

Achievements

  • Robert Phelan Langlands has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Society Canada. Member NAS, American Math Society (Cole prize 1982), Canada Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Charlotte Lorraine Cheverie, August 13, 1956. Children: William, Sarah, Robert, Thomasin.

Father:
Robert Langlands

Mother:
Kathleen (Phelan) Langlands

Spouse:
Charlotte Lorraine Cheverie

child:
Thomasin Langlands

child:
William Langlands

child:
Robert Langlands

child:
Sarah Langlands