Background
Lang, Serge was born on May 19, 1927 in Paris, France. Came to the United States, 1940.
Lang, Serge was born on May 19, 1927 in Paris, France. Came to the United States, 1940.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1951.
Instructor mathematics, University of Chicago, 1953-1955; professor mathematics, Columbia University, New York City, 1955-1970; visiting professor mathematics, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1970-1971; visiting professor mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1972; professor mathematics, Yale University, New Haven, since 1972.
Served as corporal United States Army, 1946-1947. Member American Mathematics Society (Cole prize).