Elliott H. Lieb

Summary

Elliott H. Lieb is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on July 31, 1932^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Elliott H. Lieb was born in Boston^[2].
• Elliott H. Lieb was born on July 31, 1932^[3].
• Elliott H. Lieb held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Elliott H. Lieb's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Elliott H. Lieb's professions included physicist^[5].
• Elliott H. Lieb worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was functional analysis^[10].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was mathematical analysis^[11].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was mathematical physics^[12].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was physics^[13].
• Elliott H. Lieb's field of work was theoretical physics^[14].
• Elliott H. Lieb held the position of professor emeritus^[15].
• Among Elliott H. Lieb's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].
• Elliott H. Lieb was employed by Yeshiva University^[17].
• Elliott H. Lieb's education included a stint at University of Birmingham^[18].
• Elliott H. Lieb's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19].
• Elliott H. Lieb's doctoral advisor was Sam Edwards^[20].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the George David Birkhoff Prize^[22].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the Max Planck Medal^[23].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the Boltzmann Medal^[24].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the Henri Poincaré Prize^[25].
• Elliott H. Lieb received the Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics^[26].
• Elliott H. Lieb was a member of Austrian Academy of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Boston^[2], Elliott H. Lieb… he was born on July 31, 1932^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham^[18], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1900^[30], headquartered in Birmingham^[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. Elliott H. Lieb's doctoral advisor was Sam Edwards^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include mathematics^[9], an academic discipline^[36]; functional analysis^[10], a branch of mathematics^[37]; mathematical analysis^[11], an academic discipline^[38]; mathematical physics^[12], a branch of mathematics^[39]; physics^[13], a branch of science^[40]; and theoretical physics^[14], a branch of physics^[41]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1861^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45] and Yeshiva University^[17], a private university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1886^[48], headquartered in New York City^[49]. Elliott H. Lieb held the position of professor emeritus^[15]. Doctoral students include Jennifer Tour Chayes^[50], Robert McCann^[51], Horng-Tzer Yau^[52], Jan Philip Solovej^[53], László Erdős^[54], and Rafael Benguria^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], a fellowship grant^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1925^[58]; George David Birkhoff Prize^[22], an award^[59]; Max Planck Medal^[23], a medallion^[60], in Germany^[61], founded in 1929^[62]; Boltzmann Medal^[24], an award^[63]; Henri Poincaré Prize^[25], a science award^[64], in France^[65], founded in 1997^[66]; and Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics^[26], a science award^[67], founded in 1993^[68].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Elliott H. Lieb include Lieb's square ice constant^[69], a mathematical constant^[70].

Why It Matters

Elliott H. Lieb ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

Entities named for him include Lieb's square ice constant^[69], a mathematical constant^[70].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jennifer Tour Chayes^[73], a mathematician^[74], b. 1956^[75], of United States^[76], awarded the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards^[77]; Horng-Tzer Yau^[78], a physicist^[79], b. 1959^[80], of United States^[81], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[82]; Jan Philip Solovej^[83], a mathematician^[84], b. 1961^[85], of Kingdom of Denmark^[86], awarded the Henri Poincaré Prize^[87]; and László Erdős^[88], a mathematician^[89], b. 1966^[90], of Hungary^[91], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[92].

FAQs

Where was Elliott H. Lieb born?

Born in Boston^[2], Elliott H. Lieb…

What did Elliott H. Lieb do for work?

Elliott H. Lieb worked as mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Elliott H. Lieb go to school?

Elliott H. Lieb was educated at University of Birmingham^[18] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19].

What awards did Elliott H. Lieb receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], George David Birkhoff Prize^[22], Max Planck Medal^[23], and Boltzmann Medal^[24].