Background
Deift was born in Durban, South Africa, where he obtained degrees in chemical engineering, physics, and mathematics, and he received a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical physics from Princeton University in 1977.
mathematician university professor
Deift was born in Durban, South Africa, where he obtained degrees in chemical engineering, physics, and mathematics, and he received a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical physics from Princeton University in 1977.
Princeton University.
He is a Silver Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
American Mathematical Society. National Academy of Sciences.