Fritz John Scientist

Fritz John (14 June 1910 – 10 February 1994) was a German-born mathematician specialising in partial differential equations and ill-posed problems. His early work was on the Radon transform and he is remembered for John's equation.

Personal facts

Fritz John
Birth dateJune 14, 1910
Birth place
Berlin , German Empire , Germany
Nationality
United States
Date of deathFebruary 10, 1994
Place of death
United States , New York
Education
University of Göttingen
Known for
John's equation
John ellipsoid

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Scientist

awards
Leroy P. Steele Prize
George David Birkhoff Prize
doctoral student
Clifford S. Gardner
Sergiu Klainerman
Field of study
Mathematics

Fritz John on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=QNN1LAQh3jMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it#v=onepage&q&f=true
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=SS73wAL1wuYC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it#v=onepage&q&f=true
  3. http://www.ams.org/notices/199502/people.pdf