Hans Lewy

Hans Lewy
Hans Lewy in 1975
(photo by George Bergman)
Born(1904-10-20)October 20, 1904
Breslau, Prussia
DiedAugust 23, 1988(1988-08-23) (aged 83)
Berkeley, California, United States of America
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forCourant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition, Lewy's example
AwardsWolf Prize (1986)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical analysis, partial differential equations, Function of several complex variables
Doctoral advisorRichard Courant
Doctoral studentsDavid Kinderlehrer

Hans Lewy (20 October 1904 – 23 August 1988) was an American mathematician, known for his work on partial differential equations and on the theory of functions of several complex variables.

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