Paul Halmos Scientist

Paul Richard Halmos (Hungarian: Halmos Pál; March 3, 1916 – October 2, 2006) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces). He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 03, 1916
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Budapest
Nationality	Hungarian American
Date of death	October 02, 2006
Place of death	Los Gatos California
Education	Institute for Advanced Study University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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Scientist

doctoral advisor	Joseph L. Doob
doctoral student	Errett Bishop Bernard Galler Don Hadwin Donald Sarason Eric Nordgren H. Arlen Brown Herman Rubin
Field of study	Mathematics