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George Daniel Mostow (July 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017) was an American mathematician, renowned for his contributions to Lie theory. He was the Henry Ford II (emeritus) Professor of Mathematics at Yale University , a member of the National Academy of Sciences , the 49th president of the American Mathematical Society (1987–1988), and a trustee ...
The department is saddened by the death of George Daniel Mostow, Henry Ford II Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, on April 4, 2017. Professor Mostow is well known for his groundbreaking work in Lie groups and geometry, most notably his famous Strong Rigidity Theorem.
George Daniel Mostow. President 1987–1988. Ph.D. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948. Mostow's principal academic appointments have been at Johns Hopkins University from 1952-1961 and at Yale University since 1961.
Apr 4, 2017 · George Daniel Mostow, 93, of 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden, CT, died at his home on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Prof. Mostow was a mathematician renowned for his contributions to Lie Theory including...
Jan 25, 2013 · Here Mostow, an emeritus professor since 1998, talks about the English teacher who led him to a life in math, the pleasure of family, high-definition opera, and the Nth dimension — as well as the “eureka!” moment at a New Haven stoplight that secured him a place in the history of geometry.
Jan 8, 2013 · George Daniel Mostow, a Yale professor emeritus renowned for his contributions in geometry, has been awarded a 2013 Wolf Foundation Prize, often called the Nobel Prize of Israel.
Apr 5, 2017 · George Daniel Mostow passed away on April 4, 2017, in Hamden, Connecticut. A mathematician, he was renowned for his work in Lie groups and geometry, and in particular for his Strong Rigidity Theorem.
