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.
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.
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.
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.
Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Society Canada. Member NAS, American Math Society (Cole prize 1982), Canada Mathematics Society.
Married Charlotte Lorraine Cheverie, August 13, 1956. Children: William, Sarah, Robert, Thomasin.