Background
Luxemburg, Wilhelmus Anthonius Josephus was born on April 11, 1929 in Delft, Netherlands. Son of Everardus H. and Digna (Van Kranendonk) Luxemburg.
Luxemburg, Wilhelmus Anthonius Josephus was born on April 11, 1929 in Delft, Netherlands. Son of Everardus H. and Digna (Van Kranendonk) Luxemburg.
Bachelor of Arts, University Leiden, Netherlands, 1950;Master of Arts, University Leiden, Netherlands, 1953;Doctor of Philosophy, Delft Institute Technology, 1955.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, Canada, 1955-1956;member of faculty, U. Toronto, 1956-1958;faculty, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1958;professor mathematics, California Institute Technology, since 1962;executive director for mathematics, California Institute Technology, 1970-1985. Consultant Burroughs Corporation, Pasadena, 1963-1964.
Member American, Dutch mathematics societies, Mathematics Association American, Canadian Mathematics Congress, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Royal Academy of Sciences Amsterdam (Humboldt award 1980).
Married Geetruida Zappeij, August 2, 1955. Children– Ronald P., Jacqueline T.