Hillel Furstenberg Scientist

Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg (Hebrew: הלל (הארי) פורסטנברג‎) (born September 29, 1935) is an American-Israeli mathematician, a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a laureate of the Wolf Prize in Mathematics. He is known for his application of probability theory and ergodic theory methods to other areas of mathematics, including number theory and Lie groups.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Furstenberg Harry
Birth date	September 29, 1935
Birth place	Berlin
Nationality	Israel United States
Education	Princeton University
Known for	Szemerédi's theorem Furstenberg compactification

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Scientist

awards	Israel Prize Wolf Prize in Mathematics Harvey Prize
doctoral advisor	Salomon Bochner
doctoral student	Vitaly Bergelson Yuval Peres Alexander Lubotzky
Field of study	Mathematics