Louis Nirenberg
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Louis Nirenberg (born 28 February 1925) is a Canadian-born mathematician, known for his work on partial differential equations.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He studied as an undergraduate at McGill University, and as a graduate and doctoral student at New York University. He became a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
He has received many honours and awards, including the Crafoord Prize, the Bôcher Prize, the Steele Prize, and the National Medal of Science.
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Categories: American mathematicians | Members of the National Academy of Sciences | Canadian mathematicians | 1925 births | Living people | National Medal of Science laureates | Members of the French Academy of Sciences | New York University faculty | Canadian expatriate academics in the United States | People from Hamilton, Ontario
