Louis Nirenberg(1925–2020)

Mathematics

Louis Nirenberg was a Canadian-American mathematician, considered one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century.

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CanadaLiechtenstein Institute
Abel Prize (2015)Chern Medal (2010)Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1982)
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3
Major Awards
258
Publications
33,434
Citations
67
h-index
98
i10-index
129.6
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

2015
2010
1982

External Profiles

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Career Path

Award progression over time

1982
Crafoord Prize in MathematicsNYU
2010
Chern MedalNYU
2015
Abel PrizeNew York University
Apex Elite Prestigious

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

JN
John Nash
Abel Prize (2015)
JF
John Forbes Nash
Abel Prize (2015)
VA
Vladimir Arnold
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1982)

Education

New York University
McGill University
Baron Byng High School

Doctoral Advisors

Yanyan LiMartin SchechterPeter B. GilkeySergiu KlainermanChang-Shou LinDjairo Guedes de FigueiredoGabriella TarantelloWalter CraigXavier CabréÀlvar Vinacua i PlaCongming LiWei-Ming NiNorberto KerzmanWalter LittmanZhengfang ZhouJohn Herbert SylvesterMonty J. StraussChin-Hung ChingDavid HoitsmaEric LibanAugust NewlanderEdgar KannDonald BeinRoberto RamalhoPaul Robert ZuckermanKenneth BurkeDimitri KoutroufiotisRonald GoldsteinVenu GopalkrishnaJorge IzeMarvin ZemanMorris KalkaJohn TavantzisLeon KarpPhilip KormanFlorin DavidRaymond MichalekZheng-chao HanIsabeau BirindelliPablo Padilla-LongariaHossein TehraniKanishka PereraCharles KahaneGideon PeyserFrank S. BeckmanKai Seng ChouJames J. Stoker

Positions & Roles

director

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Books

A complex Frobenius theorem
A complex Frobenius theorem
1958
Topics in nonlinear functional analysis, 1973-1974 [by] L. Nirenberg
1974
Functional analysis
1961
Functional analysis, 1960-1961
1975
Lectures on Differential Equations and Differential Geometry
Lectures on Differential Equations and Differential Geometry
2019

Related Laureates

Other winners of the same award(s)

Masaki Kashiwara
Masaki Kashiwara
Abel Prize (2025)
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan
Abel Prize (2022)
Yakov Sinai
Yakov Sinai
Abel Prize (2014)
Pierre Deligne
Pierre Deligne
Abel Prize (2013)
John Tate
John Tate
Abel Prize (2010)
Gerd Faltings
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
Michel Talagrand
Michel Talagrand
Abel Prize (2024)
Luis Caffarelli
Luis Caffarelli
Abel Prize (2023)

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